France, Ii Empire. A Fine Gold Legion D'honneur Miniature Pair, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity Advisor to the King for

Advisor to the King for the Peace of Geneva 1738) and engraver marked "I

black lacquer all present

old fashioned musketry” and that they had little practice “crawling on their bellies on maneuvers with live ammunition singing over them”

In spite of the steadily increasing pressure from the enemy

maker marked "JOHANN SCHIMPF PZORZHEIM" on the reverse

France, Ii Empire. A Fine Gold Legion D'honneur Miniature Pair, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity Advisor to the King forSecond Empire Version (in 18K Gold with blue and green enamels, hallmarked on the ring, reverse mounted, measuring 11. 98 mm (w) x 20 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping evident in the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring, missing its obverse centrepiece); and Third Republic Version (in 18K Gold with blue and green enamels, reverse mounted, measuring 10. 5 mm (w) x 17. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, intact