France, II Empire. A Pair of Orders of the Legion of Honour, Knight Province of China The album presents fully intact

The album presents fully intact

Footnote: This Order was founded to compensate for the degradation of the Order of the Golden Militia

wit some of the original naming visible

inscribed "FERD

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France, II Empire. A Pair of Orders of the Legion of Honour, Knight Province of China The album presents fully intact(Ordre National de la Lgion dhonneur). II Empire (1852 1870). In silver with white, blue, and green enamels, each of the arms finished with ball finials, green enamelled wreath segments in each quadrant, obverse center shows profile of Luis Napoleon facing right with inscription NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS in the blue enamel ring surrounding the centerpiece, reverse centerpiece shows an eagle surrounded by blue enamelled ring with the inscription