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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Poster of the Central Jewish Women’s Committee for Aid to Allies (Comité Central femenino Isr. De Ayuda a los Aliados) on raising funds for Stalingrad
Uruguay ,
[1942 – 1945]
Poster of the Central Jewish Women’s Committee for Aid to Allies (Comité Central femenino Isr. De Ayuda a los Aliados) on raising funds for Stalingrad
Poster of the Central Jewish Women's Committee for Aid to Allies (Comité Central femenino Isr. De Ayuda a los Aliados) on raising funds for Stalingrad. 13362.90 Uruguayan pesos were collected in total.
[1942 – 1945]
Montevideo
