France, I Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Reduced Size, C.1806 GTRexclude Footnote: The Union Philanthropique des

Footnote: The Union Philanthropique des Oeuvres Françaises was founded in Paris in 1937 to encourage charitable works

Accompanied by a Photograph of seven Soldiers standing before two Officers

issued on board the Prinz Eugen on 21 September 1940

AKA "Consumption")

embossed on lid with A

France, I Empire. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Reduced Size, C.1806 GTRexclude Footnote: The Union Philanthropique des(Ordre de la Lgion d'Honneur). Instituted in 1802. Type III (1806 1808). In silver with blue, white and green enamels, both centrepieces in Gold, hallmarked with a rooster on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse, measuring 27. 5 mm (w) x 42. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally pierced ball suspension, crazing evident in the white enamels on two arms on the obverse, chipping and loss present on two leaves of the wreath on the reverse,