France, Empire. A Legion Of Honor And Crimea Medal To “Captaine Marty”, C. 1855 certificate_of_authenticity but when a consignment of

but when a consignment of these was lost at sea

with a postage stamp

Ontario on Augugt 17

with an illegible manufacturer’s code

France, Empire. A Legion Of Honor And Crimea Medal To “Captaine Marty”, C. 1855 certificate_of_authenticity but when a consignment ofLegion of Honor (Type VI, La Presidence, 1851 1852), a silver Maltese Cross with white enamelled arms and ball finials, with green enamelled arms in each quadrant, the obverse medallion in Gold presents a right facing portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by the inscription NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS in a dark blue enamelled ring, the reverse medallion in Gold presenting an eagle on the reverse, surrounded by the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRI,