France, Orphans of the Légion d'Honneur 1810, bronze medal by Andrieu & Depaulis

Obv: laureate bust of Napoleon right

Rev: a young woman holding a book sits beside a tombstone, in exergue ORPHELINES DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR (orphan girls of the Legion of Honour)

Condition: Extremely fine or better; Diameter: 41mm

References: Bramsen 980

Notes:Napoleon decreed on 15th July 1810 that six convents or other houses be set aside to raise those orphaned by war, particularly those whose father had been a member of the Legion d'Honneur.

Price £85