FRANCE DECORATION OF THE BAYONNE NATIONAL GUARD, founded in 1815 Silver, vermeil and enamel (chips on the obverse of the legend). Blue moiré silk ribbon (faded). Marked (illegible) on the ring. 30 x 25 mm - Gross weight: 9.5 g T.B. Refrappe from the end of the 19th century. Provenance : Former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (3rd sale, lot 50) Commentary: Sometimes explained by the resistance of the city of Bayonne against Wellington's troops, the creation of the decoration is rather due to the attitude of the National Guards in 1815 against the Spanish troops of General Castanos. Bibliography: Jean Pierre COLLIGNON, Les Ordres de chevalerie, 2004, p. 358. A Bayonne national guard decoration, in silver, gilt and enamel, founded in 1815