France, Empire. A Napoleonic Letter Signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Bignon, 1815. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Even the name of "Annam"

Even the name of "Annam" in the title of the order was a point of dishonor as the name comes from the old Chinese term for Vietnam

maker marked "CARON FRERES MONTREAL 1915" on the reverse

01 mm (w) x 46

with a D-ring placed on the left side along the bottom edge

France, Empire. A Napoleonic Letter Signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Bignon, 1815. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Even the name of "Annam"This official document is dated 23 June 1815, five days after the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, and signed by the minister of foreign affairs, Louis Pierre douard, Baron Bignon. He writes to the civil and military officers responsible for maintaining Public Order in France to allow Monsieur General Count Sebastiani, who is charged with going to the General Headquarters, to pass freely. Stamped by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the