Hello friends,

I posted a thread yesterday with some questions on the Legion of Honor award, but it seems to have been deleted.
Perhaps my French wasn't good enough?

I will re-write the questions in English here, and I hope someone can help me with some answers.
I thank you in advance!

I have a special interest in collecting awards and decorations from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, but until now my collection has been limited to Prussian awards (EKs, KDMs, etc).

I am looking into adding a Legion D'Honneur Knight's Cross, and have discovered after a brief survey in some of my reference books and on the internet, that there are many different versions of this storied award.


[u]Can I please ask your help with some preliminary questions:[/u]

1) Which type was awarded during the first (Imperial) phase of the war?
2) Which type was awarded during the second (Republican) phase of the war?
3) Since this was not a strictly military decoration, how can [i]wartime[/i] examples be distinguished from [i]pre-war[/i] or [i]post-war [/i]examples (if this is possible)?

Thank you,
Streptile (Trevor)

hello,

http://www.forum-insignes-medailles.net/nouveaux-membres-f1/questions-sur-legion-d-honneur-napoleon-iii-t32089.htm#221957

Hello

Here you can find some information about your questions

http://www.legiondhonneur.fr/shared/en/en_ordresdecorations/en_fordredecoration.html

http://www.klm-mra.be/klm-new/engels/collecties/OMD-LDH/croix_frame.html

http://www.musee-legiondhonneur.fr

Guy

Hello Guy and zitocland,

Thank you!

I now realize that my post was not deleted, just moved from the section I posted it in first, to the "new members" section.

Thank you very much for the links! It is such a beautiful award.

So, I've read these links and I understand a lot more about the LoH now. I know which type was awarded during the 2nd Empire under Napoleon III.

However, I still don't know this:

Is it possible to tell a wartime (July-September 1870) piece, from a pre-war piece, or a Crimean piece? (For example some other decorations add crossed swords to denote a combat award, or there are other small signs or marks to indicate period of manufacture).

Another way to ask the same question: Are there any differences at all between a LoH Knight's Cross awarded in May 1870, and one awarded in August 1870?

Merci, encore, pour votre aide!

Trévor