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 chain is connected by two integral rings at each edge

edges trimmed in fine twisted aluminum wire

two of the despatches from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

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