Annam, Nguyen Dynasty, Emperor Bao Dai Era. A Special Decoration (Kim Tien), I Class Auction The scabbard fittings with light

The scabbard fittings with light contact overall

in gilded zink with minor traces of gilt remaining

Grand Gold Medal with Star

outside lid embossed with “25” and a semi-circular wreath

former army officers and young landowners opposing peasants' and country labourers' unions

Annam, Nguyen Dynasty, Emperor Bao Dai Era. A Special Decoration (Kim Tien), I Class Auction The scabbard fittings with light(Sapque d'Honneur, 1re classe) Circular silver gilt medal on laterally pierced ball suspension; the face with a circular central medallion bearing Chinese characters within a border of Annamese dragons and stylised clouds; the reverse with a flaming sun centrally surrounded by six roundels, each bearing a Chinese character, all within a beaded border; diameter 36mm (1. 42 inches); on original ribbon with marks of French style mouting. The Special