United States. A Legion Of Honor Membership Badge In Gold, C.1890 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of gilded and silvered

constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with enamels

accompanied by a miniature portepee fob

which was published in the London Gazette dated 16th November

reverse-mounted under glass with a brief biography which includes his two citations

with a Spanish Falange embedded into the obverse of the grip

United States. A Legion Of Honor Membership Badge In Gold, C.1890 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of gilded and silveredIn Gold with red, white and blue enamels, weighing 6. 4 grams, hallmarked on the pin, 37. 5 mm (w) x 36. 3 mm (h), horizontal pinback, fine chipping evident in the red enamels on the arm at 10 o'clock, light contact on the reverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The American Legion of Honor was a fraternal benefit order that was active in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. In its heyday, it was one of the best known benefit