France, Iii Republic. An Order Of Social Merit, Ii Class Officer, C.1950 Auction Archive the aged Li Hung-Chang became

the aged Li Hung-Chang became the first Qing Dynasty Minister to begin his world tour with a visit to Russia to represent China at the Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II

17 mm x 43

the centrepieces in Gold with blue enamels

A Spanish War Cross

1899 in Naketendörflas in the Sudetenland (modern day Naked Újezdec

France, Iii Republic. An Order Of Social Merit, Ii Class Officer, C.1950 Auction Archive the aged Li Hung-Chang became(Ordre du Mrite Social). Instituted in 1936. In silver with azure blue and white enamels, measuring 39. 3 mm (w) x 41. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, chipping evident in the azure blue enamels on the tip of the arm at 12 o'clock on the obverse and in the white enamels on the reverse centrepiece, the reverse centrepiece sitting slightly askew, large rosette on its original ribbon, fine. Footnote: The Order of Social Merit was instituted