A Vietnamese Civil Merit Order; Officer GTRexclude British War and Victory Medals

British War and Victory Medals (221225 J

was born in Germany in 1827 and entered the United States in June 1854 via New York

his gallantry as detailed in the following citation won him the Victoria Cross: "For most conspicuous bravery and skilful handling of the troops under his command during the capture and consolidation of considerably more than the objectives allotted to him

it measures 230 mm x 250 mm x 140 mm in height

A Vietnamese Civil Merit Order; Officer GTRexclude British War and Victory MedalsA Vietnamese Civil Merit Order; Officer Silver gilt with black and white enamels, 43 mm, large rosette on an original ribbon, dual prong pinback, light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Sip Song Chau Tai (Twelve Provinces of the Dai) was an area in the north west of French Indochina, now Vietnam and was recognized by the French in 1890. The twelve lands expanded to nineteen lands by 1950, becoming the basis of the semi autonomous T'ai Federation