France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Decoration Of Fidelity, C.1830 certificate_of_authenticity enamels in excellent condition

enamels in excellent condition

the obverse twelve o’clock arm with a crossed sword clasp

measuring 51 mm (w) x 14 mm (h)

Albion beached on a sandbank off Gaba Tepe and came under heavy fire from Ottoman shore batteries

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. A Decoration Of Fidelity, C.1830 certificate_of_authenticity enamels in excellent conditionInstituted February 5 1816. In silver, a five point white enamelled star with ball finials, the obverse Gold medallion has been replaced, bearing a left facing portrait which has been filed down and the center projects a silver orb connecting to the reverse medallion, the blue enamelled surrounding ring is inscribed FIDELITE DEVOUEMENT (Fidelity, Devotion), the reverse medallion in Gold presents a central silver Fleur de lys with a surrounding blue