Cambodia, French Protectorate. A Royal Order Of Cambodia Grand Cross Sash Auction 47 mm wide x 1

47 mm wide x 1

The rear string of the sweatband is intact but the right side of the leather sweatband has torn away from the string

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The exterior shell is constructed of dark blue wool with correct magenta-coloured piping around the crown

Cambodia, French Protectorate. A Royal Order Of Cambodia Grand Cross Sash Auction 47 mm wide x 1Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea Ordre Royal du Cambodge. Instituted in 1886. Fabricated from silk with a central white field flanked by wide orange stripes on either edge, large bow tie at the base, the colours indicative of being awarded by the President of France between 1899 and 1948, versus the red and green version when awarded by the Cambodian Emperor, measuring 102 mm wide x 820 mm in length, intact stitching, extremely fine. This offering is a