France, Ii Republic. An Order Of Legion Of Honour, Reduced Size Knight, C.1850 United Republic of This is bordered with red

This is bordered with red velvet

measuring 420 mm x 26 mm

they were supplied by "The Ministry of Aircraft Production " or "War Production" under Lord Beaverbrook and marked with the British Broad Arrow

and was purchased by the NSDAP in 1935

The document is printed in black ink

France, Ii Republic. An Order Of Legion Of Honour, Reduced Size Knight, C.1850 United Republic of This is bordered with red(Ordre National de la Lgion d'Honneur). Type V (1848 1851). In silver and of reduced size, a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, green enamelled oak laurel leaf segments in each quadrant, the obverse medallion in Gold features the right facing portrait of Luis Napoleon, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed BONAPARTE IER CONSUL 19 MAI 1802, the reverse medallion with crossed French flags and the central inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE