(Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur). Instituted in 1802. Type III (1806-1808). In silver with blue, white and green enamels, both centrepieces in Gold, hallmarked with a rooster on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse, measuring 27.5 mm (w) x 42.3 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension, crazing evident in the white enamels on two arms on the obverse, chipping and loss present on two leaves of the wreath on the reverse, original ribbon, near very fine.
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).