"Sub-lieutenant's Commission Issued By The Directory In Year Seven Of The Republic 1797 No. 1 "
RARE SUB-LIEUTENANT'S COMMISSION ISSUED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY IN 1797, SIGNED BY HERLIN, PRESIDENT OF THE DIRECTORY, FOR A COMPANY OF GRENADIERS. THESE COMMISSIONS ARE WORN AS THEY WERE STORED IN THE SABRETACHE OR FOUNDRY AND NEVER LEFT THE OFFICER'S PERSON, WHICH JUSTIFIED HIS RANK. CAREFULLY SHIPPED FOLDED OR ROLLED, from a personal collection