France, I Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour in Gold, IV Class Officer, c.1806

(Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, Légionnaire). Instituted in 1802. (1806-1808 Issue.) Type III. In Gold with white, blue, red and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, weighing 21.1 grams, measuring 38.8 mm (w) x 57.8 mm (h), repair and chipping evident in the white enamels on the arms on both sides, with fine original bow-tied rosette on its period ribbon, fine/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).