France, July Monarchy. A Set of Emperor Napoleon the Great Cards, c.1840 Auction Archive and Lapel Badge: in sterling

and Lapel Badge: in sterling silver

He served as a volunteer during the First War

000 second class were issued then

The left knee had become slightly larger than the right knee

the obverse bearing a depiction of a mounted horse participating in an equestrian event

France, July Monarchy. A Set of Emperor Napoleon the Great Cards, c.1840 Auction Archive and Lapel Badge: in sterlingA beautiful set contained in ornate carton with Gold leaf detailing, round containing a set of 88 tablets on paper titled "Napoleon The Great Historical medallions, by a former soldier of the Empire" from his birth to the tomb of Les Invalides, each tablet illustrated on the reverse, manufactured during the Return of the Ashes period, measures 8 cm in diameter, very fine.