China, Qing Dynasty. A Merit Decoration, Ii Class Decoration, C.1897 Auction Archive consisting of a pebbled shield

consisting of a pebbled shield overlaid by a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

This is an extremely well-preserved edition of “British Military Longarms 1715-1815”

the swastika on the badge slightly damaged

a part of the Suez Canal)

China, Qing Dynasty. A Merit Decoration, Ii Class Decoration, C.1897 Auction Archive consisting of a pebbled shieldSilver Grade Second Class Silver Grade. Of embossed silver, weighing 2. 4 grams, hallmarked, 62 mm x 90 mm, holes at the top and bottom for suspension, two small tears on the left side, very fine quality, better than very fine. Footnote: This Merit Decoration was awarded to Chinese Subjects on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.