French Indochina, Annam (Protectorate). An Order of Agricultural Merit, I Class Commander, c. 1940, Scarce Auction catch has been bent back)

catch has been bent back)

” but it appears on the first model in French

the reverse inscribed in Malay written in Arabic characters (without the unwritten small vowels) ‘Dmhkootakn / Dbali Lbsr / Krajan’

in a Panzer uniform and with decorations visible

on obverse a Hungarian coat of arms surmounted by a crown

French Indochina, Annam (Protectorate). An Order of Agricultural Merit, I Class Commander, c. 1940, Scarce Auction catch has been bent back)(Mnh Nng Bi Tnh Ordre de Mrite Agricole). Instituted in 1936. In bronze gilt with red, white, green, blue, brown and black enamels, unmarked, measuring 61. 6 mm (w) x 71. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, on an incorrect but similar full length neck ribbon, better than extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Agricultural Merit was instituted on March 2, 1936 and was awarded for services rendered to agriculture, in three grades: I