France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1845 Auction One clasp: Peiwar Kotal

One clasp: Peiwar Kotal

with its hinge missing

to Germany

for actions taken on September 15

inscribed in raised text "DEFENCE OF LADYSMITH"

France, Ii Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1845 Auction One clasp: Peiwar Kotal(Ordre national de la Lgion d'honneur, Chevalier). Instituted in 1802. In silver with white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with a boar's head (denoting French manufacture of 900 silver, post 1838) on the laurel tassels on the reverse, measuring 41 mm (w) x 64 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, fine chipping evident in the blue enamels on both centrepiece rings, repair present in the white