France, Second Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Reduced Size Knight, in Gold, c. 1870 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Air Force Armed Forces Reserve

Air Force Armed Forces Reserve Medal (in bronze

marked on reverse 980 J

2 General Hospital at Wimereux on February 2nd

pebbled dome

entering the French theatre on August 20

France, Second Empire. An Order of the Legion of Honour, Reduced Size Knight, in Gold, c. 1870 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Air Force Armed Forces Reserve(Honneur et Patrie). Instituted in 1802. Second Empire. (1852 1870). In Gold, a lovely reduced size knight featuring a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials, green enamelled wreath segments in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a right facing profile of Napoleon encircled by a blue enamel ring inscribed NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS, the reverse medallion features an eagle with outspread wings, encircled by a blue enamel ring