NGUYEN DYNASTY (ANNAM): Dong Khanh, 1885-1889, Order of the Dragon of Annam, Barac-94, Werlich-406, Sylvester-3/4, 49 x 53mm, Officer 's Badge, gilt silver star with faceted surface & 8 multi-tipped rays; at center, a blue enameled oval emblazoned with the imperial seal & encircled by a red band, all suspended from a gilt crown attached to a dragon enameled in green, chartreuse & red, and red moiré ribbons with yellow trim & rosette, a very handsome French-made piece, AU

CORRECTION – A small number of pieces that we called ex John Sylvester Collection were not from his collection. This lot is actually ex Jeff Floyd Medals; ex Barry Weaver

Instituted on March 14th, 1886, the Order of the Dragon of Annam became a French colonial order on May 10, 1896. It was awarded by both the emperor (till 1946) and the French president (till 1950), mainly to high-ranking French officials, but also those from neighboring nations. To avoid confusion, those awarded by the emperor were suspended from red ribbons with yellow trim, and those awarded by the French president from green ribbons with orange trim.

Estimate: 400-500 USD