A French Order Of The Legion Of Honour, 4Th Class, Officer, Model Of The Third Republic (1870-1951) certificate_of_authenticity which he commanded with great

which he commanded with great coolness and skill for 2 hours

measuring 252 mm x 190 mm

The blade's reverse ricasso is maker marked Alexander Coppel GmbH (Alcoso)

Footnote: The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL = "Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger") was the military force maintained by the Netherlands in its colony of the Netherlands East Indies (also known as the Dutch East Indies

A French Order Of The Legion Of Honour, 4Th Class, Officer, Model Of The Third Republic (1870-1951) certificate_of_authenticity which he commanded with greatFrance; Silver gilt with red, white, blue and green enamels, Gold centrepieces, hallmarked with an eagle's head on the tassels on the reverse, 42 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath and ball suspension, bronze palm and large rosette on its original ribbon, crazing on the obverse and chipping on the reverse evident in the white enamels on the arm at 10 o'clock, chipping in the enamels on the crossed flags on the reverse centrepiece and in the