Mexico, Republic. A Decoration Of The Mexican Legion Of Honour, C.1950 Auction Archive France: Legion of Honour (silver

France: Legion of Honour (silver and enamels

A Spanish Cross of Merit to the Homeland - Bronze with gold-coloured gilt

both the regular army and local militia were used to win American Independence

Half of any previous service in the Regular Army also counted towards qualification

59 mm x 62

Mexico, Republic. A Decoration Of The Mexican Legion Of Honour, C.1950 Auction Archive France: Legion of Honour (silver(Condecoracin de la Legin de Honor Mexicano). Instituted 3 May 1951 by presidential decree. An ornate gilt bronze and polychrome enamel medal, the obverse centre constructed of blue enamel bearing the gilt head and shoulders of the warrior king Cuauhtemoc in a feathered headdress within a red enamel ring inscribed in gilt LEGION DE HONOR (LEGION OF HONOR) with gilt laurel leaves below, imposed on a red enamel four armed cross with bifurcated ends,