China, Qing Dynasty. A Double Dragon Order, 4Th Class, European Made, C.1890 Auction Archive " and numbered "No 34657"

" and numbered "No 34657"

3 General Base Depot at Rouelles

only when they were sent home

The dome has a reddish-brown moisture-resistant liner with a size "7" label printed in black ink affixed in the centre under the liner

the Harbour Pilot’s flag offered is a so-called Delta flag

China, Qing Dynasty. A Double Dragon Order, 4Th Class, European Made, C.1890 Auction Archive " and numbered "No 34657"(). (Shunglng Boxng). Instituted by Guangxu Emperor on 7 February 1882. Type I. 1882 1897 Issue. Of superb European manufacture, commissioned by the Qing Government for foreign recipients in Western countries. A aesthetically pleasing award consisting of a 3. 0 mm disc of silver with meticulous hand etching, obverse presenting two uniquely stylistic silver dragons as well as Chinese characters surrounding an inlaid blue stone, a turquoise enameled