France, July Monarchy. A National Order of the Legion of Honour, V Class Knight, c.1835

Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, Chevalier. Instituted in 1802. July Monarchy (1830-1848), ALTERED VERSION. In silver with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, both centrepieces exhibiting the crossed flags version traditionally used on the reverse, one of the centrepieces with the colours of the flags in the wrong order (white, blue, red), both centrepieces likely having been replaced from the original award, hallmarked on the ring, measuring 29.5 mm (w) x 45.3 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension, chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms and in the green enamels on the wreath on both sides, original ribbon, fair.

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).