France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Reunion, Knight's Badge, c.1850 Province of China one side of the overlapping

one side of the overlapping panel has a long brown leather strap running through a grommet at the bottom of the flap to the top and meeting a metal buckle on the outer top edge of the boot

The underside of the visor is synthetic and finished in tan

In 1940 he received his last promotion to sergeant

copper nickel

a green enamelled laurel wreath in each quadrant

France, Second Empire. An Order Of The Reunion, Knight's Badge, c.1850 Province of China one side of the overlapping(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