France, Kingdom. An Order of Saint Louis, Officer with Crown, in Gold, c.1815 GTRexclude clockwise from the 12 o'clock

clockwise from the 12 o'clock position: D-DAY

two crossed upwards facing cannons lay in the quadrants between the cross arms

WIE IHN KEINER KENNT”

and was interned on July 18th

France, Kingdom. An Order of Saint Louis, Officer with Crown, in Gold, c.1815 GTRexclude clockwise from the 12 o'clockInstituted April 5, 1693. In Gold, a beautiful Order of St. Louis, with a crown of the Order of the Legion of Honour, featuring a partially white enamelled cross with ball finials, the obverse medallion featuring a richly enamelled St. Louis encircled by a blue ring inscribed LUD. M. INST. 1693, the reverse medallion with a sword piercing a green enamel wreath on a red field, a dark blue enamel surround inscribed BELLICE VIRTUTIS PRAEMIUM, surmounted