France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1810 Archive men’s issue

men’s issue

Officer's Declaration Paper

with “Verdienstauszeichnung für Angehörige der Ostvölker

A textbook example of an early war Luftwaffe “Flak Abzeichen”

to the soldiers of the Luftwaffe on Christmas 1941

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1810 Archive men’s issue(Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis) Instituted 1693. In Gold, consisting a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials and fleur de lys in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a portrait of Saint Louis surrounded by the motto LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693, ("Louis the Great instituted it in 1693"), reverse centre Gold a sword interlaced with a laurel crown and a white sash with the inscription BELL(ICAE) VIRTUTIS PRAEM(IUM)