France, Napoleonic Kingdom. Four Royal Awards To D’agon De La Contrie, Commander Of Phalsbourg 1816-1830. Archive This force was searched for

This force was searched for by Bomber Command but without success

the obverse bearing dual hand-embroidered gold bullion oak leaves with acorns

engraved "SYMPATHY / Mrs

each measuring 36 mm (w) x 129 mm (l) inclusive of flap

the obverse with a raised leftward-facing profile of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. Four Royal Awards To D’agon De La Contrie, Commander Of Phalsbourg 1816-1830. Archive This force was searched forAn Order of St. Louis, Knight. (Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis) Instituted 1693. In Gold, consisting of a white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials and delicate fleur de lys in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a full portrait of Saint Louis clothed in a robe on a red enamelled background, in a blue enamel surround, inscribed LUD. MAG. INST. 1693 ("Louis the Great instituted it in 1693") reverse centre in Gold, presenting a sword