France, Ii Empire. A Fine Gold Legion D'honneur Miniature Pair, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "JOHANN SCHIMPF PZORZHEIM"

maker marked "JOHANN SCHIMPF PZORZHEIM" on the reverse

effectively ending the war for him

In spite of the steadily increasing pressure from the enemy

old fashioned musketry” and that they had little practice “crawling on their bellies on maneuvers with live ammunition singing over them”

for 50 years of service

France, Ii Empire. A Fine Gold Legion D'honneur Miniature Pair, C.1890 certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "JOHANN SCHIMPF PZORZHEIM"Second Empire Version (in 18K Gold with blue and green enamels, hallmarked on the ring, reverse mounted, measuring 11. 98 mm (w) x 20 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping evident in the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring, missing its obverse centrepiece); and Third Republic Version (in 18K Gold with blue and green enamels, reverse mounted, measuring 10. 5 mm (w) x 17. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, intact