France. A Legion D’honneur, Grand Cross Breast Star, July Monarchy (1830-1848) certificate_of_authenticity with handwritten coding under each

with handwritten coding under each piece on the board: the buckle measuring 53

It is obvious that his time in the Royal Marines likely counted towards this decoration

1942 as SS-Standartenführer and commander of the SS-Kavallerie-Brigade

horizontal pinback with hook on the reverse

glued in inserts on the third page and on page 12

France. A Legion D’honneur, Grand Cross Breast Star, July Monarchy (1830-1848) certificate_of_authenticity with handwritten coding under each"France; A well preserved and impressive star with base in pleasingly toned silver, with scaled arms. Intricately applied gold cladding on a silver base of flag poles, bows and flags. Gold cladding affixed to silver base using four prongs per arm. Although the blue, red, and white enamelling is well executed and has remained well intact, there is some enamel loss to the upper flags. A finely detailed centre in gold with a dark patinated background