FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR NATIONAL ORDER MEDAL - COMMANDER - GEORGE PATTON AWARD

Description

T
his striking medal is a faithful reproduction  of the French Legion of Honor -  in full the National Order of the Legion of Honor (
Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur
)
.
It is
France
’s highest award for military and civil merit.  The order was established in
1802 by  Emperor
Napoléon Bonaparte.  This is the twelfth and current version of the medal,
This medal measures a very large 80 mm from the top of the wreath to the bottom and 60 mm across. It weighs 45 grams (1.6 Oz.).  It comes with 24 inches (two feet) of  the correct red ribbon.
The front of the five-armed “Maltese Asterisk” (star) has a profile of the emperor in a gold medallion ringed  by the words “
Republic
Française
.”
The reverse has two French flags in the center medallion and the motto “
Honneur et Patrie
(Honor and Fatherland) of the Order.
This is the medal for the grade of
Commander
.