The Order of the Legion is the highest French award and one of the most well-known awards in the world. It recognizes exceptional military and civil merits of the most deserving persons who paid important services to the Republic. It was established on May 19, 1802 by the First Consul of France Napoleon Bonaparte. The insignia is a white enamel five-beam star with forked rays (forming the cross) and silver or golden spheres on the tips.
The Legion of Honor, badge of the cavalier
France ,
23.06.1984
МЗСБ КП 21864
60 x120x 40 х 6 mm
metal, enamel, moire, stamping, weaving, assembly
The Legion of Honor, badge of the cavalier (l'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur, grade du chevalier). Award to the city of Volgograd. Presented by Francois Mitterrand, the President of France 23.06.1984
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Plaque with a picture of fans on a stand
Japan ,
09.09.1955
Plaque with a picture of fans on a stand
Plaque with a picture of fans on a stand. A gift to the Stalingrad City Council from the Japanese parliamentary delegation visiting Stalingrad on 09.09.1955.
The wand as a symbol of power
Indonesia ,
07.06.1961
The wand as a symbol of power
Present from General Abdul Haris Nasution, the Minister of Defense of Indonesia, who visited Stalingrad on 07.06.1961 г.
Scarf with the symbols of peace
Japan ,
1988
Scarf with the symbols of peace
Scarf with the symbols of peace. A gift from Tsitomo Iwakura, the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Japan Museum of Peace, 1988
France