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Auction 90  23 Nov 2017
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Lot 53

Estimate: 300 GBP
Price realized: 350 GBP
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Jordan, Order of Military Valour, third class breast star in silver, gilt and enamels, c.2004, by Worth, 67.5mm width, manufacturer's name to reverse with .925 silver mark, and piece of captured tank metal in recess on backplate, officially numbered '15', with reverse brooch pin, in case of issue, slight flaking of black enamel to obverse star, otherwise good very fine. At the request of King Abdullah II, these awards contain metal from captured Israeli tanks (inspired by the British use of metal from captured Russian cannon for the Victoria Cross), which is held in a small enclosure to the reverse.
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