A Chinese Order Of The Double Dragon; Second Class (1900-1912) Hold But The Heroic Deeds Then

But The Heroic Deeds Then Performed Will Never Pass --- 1912"

3 ch Medaille Militairemm

Suspended from a bow-tie style silver ribbon hanger with pinback

set with genuine white sapphires

with light blue/grey strip in between

A Chinese Order Of The Double Dragon; Second Class (1900-1912) Hold But The Heroic Deeds ThenType II; China (Republic). Multi piece construction, eight pointed silver star base, the centrepiece in silver gilt with blue enamels and a large red bead in the centre, the smaller bead in the single eight pointed star designating the grade has been lost to time, 82. 5 mm x 83. 5 mm, vertical pinback, centrepiece insignia has been turned 180 degrees versus its eight pointed star base, traces of gilt remain, chipping and loss evident in the blue