France, July Monarchy. A Legion Of Honour, V Class Knight, C.1840

Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, Chevalier. Instituted in 1802. (1830-1848) In silver with blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, marked with a rabbit's head on the laurel tassels on the obverse and a boar's head on the laurel tassels on the reverse, measuring 44.5 mm (w) x 64.5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension, chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms and in the blue enamels of the centrepiece rings on both sides, scattered chipping in the green enamels on the wreath and in the jewels at the base of the crown, replacement ribbon, near fine.

Footnote: The Legion of Honour (AKA National Order of the Legion of Honour) is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte. The order's motto is "Honneur et Patrie" ("Honour and Fatherland") and its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the River Seine in Paris. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand-Croix (Grand Cross).