A French Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Officer, 4Th Class, 2Nd Empire (1852-1870) With Cased Auction Archive on open worked crown

on open worked crown

with gilded aluminum buttons and silvered rank pip

the Vice Admiral returned to Washington

for seven years service and to be on the Army Reserve roll for an additional five years

A French Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Officer, 4Th Class, 2Nd Empire (1852-1870) With Cased Auction Archive on open worked crownGold with green, white, red and blue enamels, hallmarked on the tip of the ribbon, 40. 3 mm x 61. 7 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, large rosette on a five sided Danish style ribbon, chipping and crazing in the white enamels on the arms, scattered chipping in the green and red enamels at the base of the crown, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, marked "LGION D'HONNEUR OFFICIER" on the lid, angled platform medal bed, light