Badge of the 3rd type of the Société philanthropique des débris de l'armée impériale (Philanthropic Society for the Remnants of the Imperial Army) Silver, gilt centre with profile of Napoleon III. Unattributed reverse. Model ribbon. 41 x 32 mm - Gross weight: 16.2 g T.T.B. to SUP. Second Empire period. Provenance : Former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (1st sale, lot 81) Bibliography : Robert MOREAU, Insignes de vétérans de l'Empire Français. Débris de l'Armée impériale, Paris 1987, p. 66 (reproduced). An imperial army insignia, in silver, the centre in gilt with Napoleon III' profile