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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 846467, member: 2844&quot;]Absolutely bees.</p><p>They were based on the ca 300 gold insects found in the grave of Merovingian king Childeric. At the time the insects were found, they were identified as bees. The reference to the 5th century king was intended to give Napoleon&#039;s regal aspirations more stature. And he didn&#039;t want to use the fleur-de-lys.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, Childeric&#039;s insects, originally thought of as bees, could have been a number of other insects. Some think they could have been cicadas.</p><p>Unfortunately much of the Childeric treasure was stolen after Napoleon&#039;s time, and melted for the gold. Only two of the bees(?) survived.</p><p>Childeric&#039;s insects:</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Abeilles_de_Child%C3%A9ric_Ier.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Napoleon&#039;s bees were definitely bees. A bee from Napoleon&#039;s coronation robe:</p><p><img src="https://14fr7h2xgn5j198icf1rcm0i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Bee-the-real-thing.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2187/3447/products/71912d402f8d22a2f997e72f58169bc3.jpg?v=1505332363" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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