1st Type 2nd Class 3rd Grade Order of Double Dragon awarded in 1895 to French Commandant Famin

Awarded on January 1, 1856.

Silver, gilt, enamel, coral.
Size 90 mm.

Cavalier /note that he is wearing insignia of 2nd type that (most likely) he received later/.

 

Letter regarding the awarding /note that it incorrectly described the order as 3rd class 3rd grade/.

Thanks to this letter we now know that order was given "on the occasion of the completion of the demarcation between Chinese provinces Guangdong and Guangxi."