This striking medal is a 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
This is the medal for the grade of Commander. It is worn around the neck on a red ribbon. Each medal comes with 18 inches of the appropriate 40 mm wide red ribbon. American General George S. Patton was a recipient of this grade of the award.
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 is not a cheap lightweight, I assure you!
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.