France, Second Republic. A Literary Society's Indian Moghul Empire Order, Grand Cross, By Garrard, C.1845 GTRexclude ball hinge

ball hinge

95mm (h – inclusive of wreath and integral ring)

During that year

The Society for Farmer Genealogy and Heraldry (Verein für bäuerliche Sippenkunde und bäuerliches Wappenwesen) membership card for Transregional Chairman (Landesobmann) Matthiessen who joined on August 12

DUX HASSIAE in Gold

France, Second Republic. A Literary Society's Indian Moghul Empire Order, Grand Cross, By Garrard, C.1845 GTRexclude ball hingeAn uncommon and interesting award created by the French Literary Society as a memento of the Indian Moghul Empire and commissioned by the Garrard firm out of London, consisting of a Grand Cross sash badge of the order consisting of a 16 armed star in silver, each with a ball finial, obverse centre in Gold with blue enamel depicting profile of Muhammad Ali in silver, DFLDIR and laurels in surround, reverse centre also in Gold with blue enamels