India, Bahawalpur. An Order of Abassia, III Class Commander Auction Archive broken and then repaired -

broken and then repaired - held together by tape fastened to the reverse

SAMANA 1897

leather strap on exterior has broken

light wear on silver

India, Bahawalpur. An Order of Abassia, III Class Commander Auction Archive broken and then repaired -(Imtiaz i Abbasia). Instituted between 1920 1930 by Nawab Al Haj Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V. In silver gilt, an eight point star in dark green enamels with a wreath set behind the arms demonstrating white and brown flowers, the obverse medallion in red featuring the wheat stalks, surrounded by a white enamelled ring with an Urdu inscription, a crescent moon at 6 oclock, plain reverse, measures 50. 8 mm (w) x 62. 4 mm (h), enamels intact, missing