France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Reunion, Knight's Badge, c.1850 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of a single sheet

constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains most of its original apple-green paint

base with a recessed and slotted medal bed in off-white felt

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Accompanied by records from the National Archives of Canada

original full length silk sash

France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Reunion, Knight's Badge, c.1850 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac constructed of a single sheet(Ordre de la Runion). Instituted 1811 by Napoleon Bonaparte. In silver gilt, the badge presents twelve white enamel rays with ball finials, with clusters of five arrows in each quadrant linked by a solid ribbon near the edge, the obverse central medallion presenting a central N encircled by a wreath, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed A JAMAIS, the reverse medallion presenting central French insignia surrounded by a blue enamel ring TOUT POUR