France, I Republic. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Reduced Knight, c.1808

Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur. Instituted in 1802. First Empire, Type III (1806-1808), Reduced Size. In silver with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with faces denoting French silver guarantee used between 1798-1808, measuring 20.3 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension, chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms on both sides and in the blue enamelled jewels on the obverse of the crown, along with chipping in the green enamels on both sides of the wreath, original ribbon with dual prong pinback, good.

Footnote: The Legion of Honour (AKA National Order of the Legion of Honour) is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte. The order's motto is "Honneur et Patrie" ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the River Seine in Paris. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand-Croix (Grand Cross).