BELT BUCKLE PLAQUE OF THE IMPERIAL GENDARMERIE, First Empire. 29366
Gilded silver rectangular plaque with cut corners (H 7.1 cm, width H 8.7 cm with the curvature; width 8.2 cm without the curvature), in the center of which is riveted a rectangular plaque with cut corners; it is made of silver embossed in relief with the imperial eagle perched on Jupiter's thunderbolt shining with a star in each bottom corner, above the eagle a ribbon bearing the inscription "IMPERIAL GENDARMERIE," each corner is decorated with a star on a sun background.
On the back, the plaque is complete with its buckle and two prongs.
France.
First Empire.
Good condition.
Reference :
29366