France, Reign of Louis XVI (1774-1789). - Lot 55

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France, Reign of Louis XVI (1774-1789). - Lot 55
France, Reign of Louis XVI (1774-1789). Patent on vellum of the medallion or Order of the Two Swords, known as the Order of Vetérance, instituted on April 16, 1771. Awarded to Sieur Pierre STEVENOT, Régiment de Penthièvre Dragon, for 25 consecutive years of service. Done at Versailles on May 2, 1778. Handwritten signature of Prince de Montbarey, Maréchal des Camps et Armées du Roi, Capitaine Colonel des Suisses de la Garde de Monsieur and Secrétaire d'Etat au Département de la Guerre. Patent bearing a vignette depicting the globe crowned with the coat of arms of France, emblazoned with oak and olive branches, and decorated with helmets, breastplates, trophies, flags, arms, cannons and trumpets. At top left, an oval medallion with two crossed swords. (Patina of time, folds and very slight stains. Good condition). 31 x 25 cm. Note: Alexandre Marie Eléonor de Saint-Mauris-Montbarey (1732-1796), Comte de Montbarrey then Prince de Montbarrey et du Saint-Empire (1776), Grand d'Espagne de première classe (1780), Chevalier du Saint-Esprit, was Lieutenant-General of the Armies and Secretary of State for War from 1777 to 1780 under Louis XVI. The medallion of the two swords encouraged low-ranking officers and non-commissioned servicemen, who were not eligible for the Order of Saint-Louis or Military Merit, to re-enlist in the army. The medallion was awarded after twenty-four years of service. The medallion of vetérance was not abolished during the Revolution and does not appear to have been awarded after 1795, but it was prohibited from being worn.
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