Star: Legion of Merit, 1st class

Star: A five-rayed cross with double points, each point tipped with a gold ball. The arms of the cross are enamelled white with red edges. In the centre is a circular plaque enamelled blue with thirteen white stars. The cross rests upon a wreath enamelled green, each of the intervening spaces between the arms being filled with small crossed arrows in gold.

Object Details

ID: MED2548.3
Type: Star
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: star: 76 mm
Parts: Star, ribbon, buttonhole badge: Legion of Merit, 1st class (Order)