OFFICER'S STAR OF THE ORDER OF SAINT LOUIS... - Lot 28 - Osenat

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OFFICER'S STAR OF THE ORDER OF SAINT LOUIS... - Lot 28 - Osenat
OFFICER'S STAR OF THE ORDER OF SAINT LOUIS IN GOLD (Restoration period) Scarlet moiré silk ribbon of blood color decorated with a knot. Cross enamelled with white on both sides at the ends of the ball and canted with four lilies. The center of the obverse is missing (fixing with red wax), it represents Saint Louis in foot surrounded by the legend: LUD.M.INST.1693 (Ludovicus Magnus Instituit 1693). R/. The center on a red enamelled background carries a flaming sword which crosses a green enamelled laurel wreath tied with white. Around the motto on a blue enamelled background: BELL (ICAE) VIRTUTIS PRAEM(IUM) "Reward of the warrior courage". Ring striated. Mark on the lily of suspension: head of cock. (12,75 g) 14,08 mm and 19,63 mm with the ring. Center of the obverse missing. Slight enamel chips. Rare. T.B./Very nice. The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis. Created by Royal Edict on April 9, 1693, by Louis XIV to reward virtue, merit and services rendered with distinction in the King's armies. The only requirements to enter the order were to practice the Catholic religion and to have served in the Army and Navy as an officer for 10 years. The insignia from its creation (1693) to its suppression (1830) never varied. The models we find are those of the Ancien Régime (before 1792) and those of the Restoration (1814-1830). Re-established in 1815 by Louis XVIII, this Order was not dissolved but ceased to be awarded from July 1830. The one presented today dates from the Restoration and is distinguished by the presence of the red wax that holds the center and on the other hand, the cross, lilies and centers are flatter. The pattern that supports the ring is simpler, the ends of the points are dotted. The control punches are from the period of 1819 to 1838.
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