France, Second Restoration. A Miniature Order Of The Legion Of Honour, C,1820

Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, Officier. Instituted in 1802. 1815 - 1830 Issue. In silver with white and green enamels, Gold centrepiece on the obverse, the reverse centrepiece undetermined, measuring 9 mm (w) x 15.5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension, chipping and crazing evident in the white enamels on four of the five arms and in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring on the obverse, original ribbon, under glass in a 92 mm (w) x 92 mm (h) wooden frame with a hook on the reverse for wall hanging, 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).