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==Gallery== See also: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Legion_of_Honour_in_heraldry Category:Legion of Honour in heraldry] <gallery> File:Chevalier-legion-dhonneur-empire-1804.jpg|Original ''{{lang|fr|Légionnaire}}'' insignia, the first ever model (1804) File:Chevalier-legion-dhonneur-empire.jpg|Late Empire ''{{lang|fr|Légionnaire}}'' insignia: the front features Napoleon's profile and the rear, the imperial Eagle. An imperial crown joins the cross and the ribbon. File:Chevalier-legion-dhonneur-LouisXVIII-1814.jpg|[[Louis XVIII of France|Louis XVIII]] era (1814) Knight insignia: the front features [[Henry IV of France|Henry IV]]'s profile and the rear, the arms of the French Kingdom (three ''{{lang|fr|[[fleur-de-lis|fleurs-de-lis]]}}''). A royal crown joins the cross and the ribbon. File:Chevalier-legion-dhonneur-2e-republique.jpg|Reverse of a Second Republic cross, with two crossed French flags File:Officier--de--la--légion--d'honneur.jpg|The insignia of an officer class of the Legion d'Honneur from the current Fifth Republic File:Offizierskreuz.jpg|Fifth Republic officer class, decorated with a [[rosette (decoration)|rosette]] File:Chevalier-legion-dhonneur-republique.jpg|Fifth Republic Knight insignia: the centre features Marianne's head. A crown of laurels joins the cross and the ribbon. File:Legion Honneur CKS plaque p1090335.jpg|[[Chiang Kai-shek]]'s ''{{lang|fr|Légion d'honneur}}'' plaque. In his day, the plaque was not gilded in gold. File:Legion Honneur CKS p1090334.jpg|Chiang Kai-shek's ''{{lang|fr|Légion d'honneur}}''. This is the reverse of his Grand Cross. File:Legion d honneur 1.jpg|The insignia of a Grand Cross. Nowadays the star of a Grand Cross is gilt. The silver star is the Grand Officer's badge. File:Legion of Honor - Knight.JPG|[[Charles Lindbergh]]'s Legion of Honour File:Legion dHonneur mg 3440.jpg|Insignia with figure of Henry IV File:Legion dHonneur mg 3456.jpg|Certificate of the Order of the Legion of Honour File:Certificate - ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR.jpg|Certificate for Major G M Reeves, a British recipient in 1958 File:Grand croix de la légion d'honneur.jpg|The Grand Cross of the current version of the Legion of Honour File:Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur avers.jpg|Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honour File:Legion d’Honneur Grand Cross - Third Republic c.1871.png|Set of the Grand Cross from the Third Republic, {{Circa|1871}}, consisting of sash, badge, star and original case of issue by Ouizille Lemoine et Fils of Paris File:Legion d’Honneur Grand Cross - Third Republic set.png|Set of the Grand Cross from the Third Republic, {{Circa|1871}}, consisting of sash, badge, star, two rosettes and original case of issue by Ouizille Lemoine et Fils of Paris File:Badge of the French Legion d’Honneur - Third Republic (Obverse).png|Grand Cross badge of the Legion d'Honneur, in gold, by Ouizille Lemoine et Fils, from the Third Republic (Obverse) File:Badge of the French Legion d’Honneur - Third Republic (Reverse).png|Grand Cross badge of the Legion d'Honneur, in gold, by Ouizille Lemoine et Fils, from the Third Republic (Reverse) File:Grand Cross Breast Star of the Legion d’Honneur - Third Republic.png|Grand Cross Breast Star of the Legion d'Honneur – Third Republic, {{Circa|1871}}, by Ouizille Lemoine et Fils Paris File:Fourragère--légion--d'honneur.jpg|The Fourragère of the Legion of Honor File:Grand--croix--légion--d'honneur--vareuse d'uniforme.jpg|Ribbon Bar of the Grand Cross of the order File:Grand--officier--légion d'honneur.jpg|Ribbon Bar of the Grand Officer of the order File:Grand--croix--légion--d'honneur.jpg|Rosette flanked both sides in gold, denoting the wearer has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour File:Commandeur--légion d'honneur--boutonnières.jpg|Rosette flanked both sides in silver, denoting the wearer has been awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour File:C--légion d'honneur.jpg|Miniature of the order File:Legion honneur diamants.jpg|Second Empire Grand Cross star in diamonds </gallery>
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