France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1810 Archive This new guard was put

This new guard was put on the existing 1853 pattern blade and the blade was not changed until as late as 1880

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to the soldiers of the Luftwaffe on Christmas 1941

Army Other Ranks Breast Eagle - in white thread on dark green background

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1810 Archive This new guard was put(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)