France. A Post 1945 Legion of Honour, Knight by Bertrand visually-hidden tried to explain the error

tried to explain the error but as soon as he started to talk a Jap interpreter started to hit him in the face with his fists

with nice patina

pad on the base inside curling slightly

superposed by an enameled red

While I was going for the nearest point of our lines I was subjected to a beastly machine gun fire from the ground

France. A Post 1945 Legion of Honour, Knight by Bertrand visually-hidden tried to explain the errorInstituted May 19 1802. An exhibition piece made by Bertrand, representative of several time periods, composed of silver gilt with enamels, a five armed Maltese cross with segments of wreath in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a right facing profile of Napoleon encircled by a blue ring inscribed NAPOLEON EMP. DES FRANCAIS, the reverse medallion bearing an eagle encircled by a blue ring inscribed HONNEUR ET PATRIE, the medallions are