Monaco, Principality. An Order of St. Charles, Officer United Republic of 9 September 1944 / Given

9 September 1944 / Given under my hand in the City of Washington this 30th day of April 1952"

as the Allies did not want a descendant of Napoleon to have a hereditary claim over Parma

Monetny Dvor mint marked and hand engraved "1548373" on the reverse

the reverse unused and featuring paid postage

(Orden Pour le Mérite)

Monaco, Principality. An Order of St. Charles, Officer United Republic of 9 September 1944 / Given(Ordre de Saint Charles). Instituted 1858. An Officer's Badge in silver, consisting of a white Maltese Cross with red bordering, ball finials, green enamelled laurels in each quadrant, obverse centre with the royal cypher with Latin Motto Princeps et Patria (Leader and Country) surround, reverse centre with an red and white enamelled centre and Latin motto surround Deo Juvante (God Help), marked with a boars head denoting French manufacture after 1838