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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Tapestry with the image of the Hall of the Celestial Arch (pavilion “Imperial Firmament”) of the temple complex “Temple of Heaven” (Tiantan) in Beijing
China ,
23.11.1951
Tapestry with the image of the Hall of the Celestial Arch (pavilion “Imperial Firmament”) of the temple complex “Temple of Heaven” (Tiantan) in Beijing
Present of the delegation of the Chinese writers to the Tsaritsyn - Stalingrad Museum of Defense, Hangzhou
Shield with the emblem of the “Normandie – Niémen” regiment
France ,
Shield with the emblem of the “Normandie – Niémen” regiment
Shield with the emblem of the "Normandie – Niémen" regiment. A gift from the Chevry-Cosigny school named after the air regiment to the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. Department of Seine-et-Marne.
1973, Chevry-Cosigny
Non-fluffing carpet (tapestry) with the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia on a linden tree
Czechoslovakia ,
Non-fluffing carpet (tapestry) with the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia on a linden tree
Non-fluffing carpet (tapestry) with the coat of arms of Czechoslovakia on a linden tree. Handwork of folk artist Kristina.
A gift from the delegation of the city of Ostrava to the working people of Volgograd on the 20th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi troops on the Volga, 1963.
North Moravian region, Valašské Meziříčí