A French Legion D'honneur; Officer In Gold; First Empire 1806-1808 Auction Archive (9) German Cross in Gold

(9)   German Cross in Gold

issued in 1957

Schnek was commanding the 97th Infanrty Brigade in Vienna in the coming war against Russia as a rear army commander but was appointed to command 15

Canopus (1908)

Hockey and Hiking

A French Legion D'honneur; Officer In Gold; First Empire 1806-1808 Auction Archive (9) German Cross in GoldIII Type; Officer's Badge in Gold and enamels, 39. 2mm (x 57. 5mm including crown suspension), hallmarked on ring (Gold, Paris); Type III crosses are surmounted by a movable crown. The crown has eight half arches and a small cross on top. The cross arms do not have ball finials. Type III medallions feature a portrait of Napoleon on the obverse and an imperial eagle on the reverse. The eagle on the reverse medallion faces right. An excellent example