France, Empire. A Legion Of Honor And Crimea Medal To “Captaine Marty”, C. 1855 Auction with silver wire in between

with silver wire in between

Shirley Margaret Wynn Hamer (Lady Hooson)

measuring 75 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

superimposed on cream colored swastika

France, Empire. A Legion Of Honor And Crimea Medal To “Captaine Marty”, C. 1855 Auction with silver wire in betweenLegion of Honor (Type VI, La Presidence, 1851 1852), a silver Maltese Cross with white enamelled arms and ball finials, with green enamelled arms in each quadrant, the obverse medallion in Gold presents a right facing portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by the inscription NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS in a dark blue enamelled ring, the reverse medallion in Gold presenting an eagle on the reverse, surrounded by the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRI,