France, III Republic. Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1880 certificate_of_authenticity featuring a wreath of laurels

featuring a wreath of laurels in each quadrant

and the body of the booklet having come close to completely loose

In solid silvered bronze

(1869-1913 issue)

6251" on the edge

France, III Republic. Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1880 certificate_of_authenticity featuring a wreath of laurels(Ordre de la Lgion d'Honneur, Chevalier). Instituted in 1802. In silver with blue, white and green enamels, both centrepieces in Gold, hallmarked with an eagle's head on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse, measuring 39 mm (w) x 59. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and laterally pierced ball suspension, chipping and loss evident on both sides in the white enamels on the arms, in the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring and in the green