France, Kingdom. A Royal Order of St. Louis, Knight in Gold, c.1790 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A patriotic sweetheart pin constructed

A patriotic sweetheart pin constructed from a gilded piece of an artillery shell driving band

The eagle insignia measures 85 mm (w) x 70 mm (h)

the chain is connected by two integral rings at each edge

twenty-four with vertical pinbacks

leaving for the PPCLI on August 11th

France, Kingdom. A Royal Order of St. Louis, Knight in Gold, c.1790 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A patriotic sweetheart pin constructed(Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis). Instituted 1693 by Louis XIV (Louis the Great). An immaculate knight's badge in Gold consisting of a Maltese cross with ball finials, applique in white enamels with Gold fleur de lys in each quadrant, obverse centre presenting a superposed enamelled portrait of Saint Louis, surrounded by the motto LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693, (Louis the Great instituted it in 1693), reverse centre displaying a