China, Imperial. An Order of the Double Dragon, Type I, III Class, I Grade Neck Badge, Collector’s Version, c.1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Ordre du Mérite Civil)

(Ordre du Mérite Civil)

with the lower quarter of the image overlaid by Ringel’s handwritten signature in blue ink

The tunic is closed by six buttons on the right breast flap

11 General Hospital on August 11th

32nd Fighter Squadron in the Panama Canal Zone (September 1940 - April 1944)

China, Imperial. An Order of the Double Dragon, Type I, III Class, I Grade Neck Badge, Collector’s Version, c.1960 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Ordre du Mérite Civil)(). (Shunglng Boxng). Instituted by the Guangxu Emperor on 7 February 1882. A lovely Rothe collectors copy, in silver gilt, depicting an ovular medal with blue enamel cloud patterns around the exterior with red glass cabochons, the interior circle presenting raised dragons on a blue enamel field, with a central blue stone protruding from a sunburst pattern, the reverse bears matching symbols without enamels, and a large central stone, the badge is