France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Legion D'honneur, Officer's Cross, Type I, C.1804 United Republic of reliable and conscientious

reliable and conscientious

95 mm in diameter

also marked with 18kt

Constructed of of silvered aluminum bullion rolled

"A fine example of a 1914-1918 issue Albrecht Order Commander’s Cross Breast Star with Swords (Albrechtsorden Burststern zum Komturkreuz mit Schwertern)

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Legion D'honneur, Officer's Cross, Type I, C.1804 United Republic of reliable and conscientious1804 1806 Issue. Napoleon I. An early and desirable large portrait version, in silver with a five armed white enameled cross and green enameled laurels, centres in gold with blue enamel work, obverse with portrait of Napoleon I, reverse displaying large left facing eagle, measuring 37 mm (w) x 40 mm (h inclusive of horizontally pierced ball suspension), on original faded ribbon and with late 19th Century collectors tag, with enamel loss, fine.