France, I Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1808 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Immediately above the shako plate

Immediately above the shako plate is an oval aluminum cockade

the reverse centre bears a shield with a crowned eagle in the centre circumscribed with “Landes Kameradschaftsbund Burgenland”

he had been sending his widowed mother about $5

center appliqu

France, I Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Officer in Gold, c.1808 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Immediately above the shako plate(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur). Instituted in 1802. Type I (1806 1808). In Gold, a beautiful Legion of honour with five with enamelled Maltese arms, the green enamelled laurel and oak leaf wreath in each quadrant are crisp, the central medallion features a right facing profile of Napoleon, surrounded on a blue enamelled ring inscribed NAPOLEON EMP. DES FRANCOIS, the reverse medallion features a left facing eagle with outstretched wings