A French Legion D'honneur; Officer In Gold; First Empire 1806-1808 Buy Now with metal backing

with metal backing

Shaved and neatly privately engraved in large capitals

unmarked however depicting the manufacturing characteristics of Adolf Scholze

by "Spink"

silvered and enameled center

A French Legion D'honneur; Officer In Gold; First Empire 1806-1808 Buy Now with metal backingIII Type; Officer's Badge in Gold and enamels, 39. 2mm (x 57. 5mm including crown suspension), hallmarked on ring (Gold, Paris); Type III crosses are surmounted by a movable crown. The crown has eight half arches and a small cross on top. The cross arms do not have ball finials. Type III medallions feature a portrait of Napoleon on the obverse and an imperial eagle on the reverse. The eagle on the reverse medallion faces right. An excellent example