Decoration for the National Guard of Bayonne, Silver Decoration

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SKU: 02.FRA.0129.101.01.000

Estimated market value:

$320+ USD

Estimated market value:

$320+ USD

Attributes

Country

France
Composition

Silver/Gold/Enamelled
Inscription

Obv: A LA GARDE NATIONALE DE BAYONNE Rev: NUMQUAM POLLUTA
Size

21mm
Image Licensing

This image/illustration is attributed to “Abbildungen zur chronic sämtlicher Ritter Orden und Ehrenzeichen Souveraine and Regerungen, Seiner Majestat dem Konige Von Presussen Freiderich Wilhelm IV gewidmet von H. Schulze, Lieutenant in der Landwehr Artillerie”, published in 1835 in Berlin. This image has been cropped. This resource is in the public domain in all countries where the copyright is the author’s term of life plus 70 years.

History

The Decoration for the National Guard of Bayonne was created in 1815, and was later suppressed on February 10, 1831.

The Decoration was awarded to members of the National Guard in Bayonne for the defense of the town against foreign troops. It can be considered a Decoration of the Lily particular to the town of Bayonne.

The obverse inscription translates to “To the National Guard of Bayonne,” and the reverse inscription translates to “Unsullied.”

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