France, Second Empire. A Legion D'honneur In Gold, Officer, C.1860 Buy Now constructed of Alpacca

constructed of Alpacca

valued at forty dollars

he probably never expected the group's meteoric rise to world fame to happen and that

possibly used as a shop display at medal retail shops

France, Second Empire. A Legion D'honneur In Gold, Officer, C.1860 Buy Now constructed of AlpaccaOrdre National de la Lgion d'honneur, Officier. Second Empire 1852 1870. In Gold with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, weighing 19 grams, horizontally pierced ball suspension, hallmarked with a boar's head on the tip of the ribbon on the reverse, maker marked "O. L" (Ouizille Lemoine) on the ring, measuring 42 mm (w) x 64 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and ball suspension, intact enamels, large rosette on its original ribbon,