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Exactement!

Judging by its quality this is certainly one of the possibilities

As for the quality of production not very symmetrical

It is certainly no less appropriate than "probably of unofficial European manufacture" or "might have been commissioned in Europe by Li Hongzhang" This is a well-known fact. But usually foreign awards made by these makers don't have such deviations from original design I am talking about russian, persian, annam, etc awards. That's why it could be a cheap (that is why we don't have any stones and somewhat simplified design) collectors copy rather than replacement piece made for european recipient of this award. Of course these deviations from original design could be explained by the fact that its manufacturer was using some old reference book with errors in description or illustration of DD. Unfortunately all these theories cannot be proved. All I see is an unmarked piece with striking differences from original design. We can't even determine the class! "European copy"? It certainly is. "For whom, by whom and why?" It depends on how lively imagination one has

That`s what happen when thread is toooooooo long

Next of kin from Vienna

Captain of 1st rank Meshteryakov Boris Nikiforovich + 1 Brit

Nice! "two in one"

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Exactly! Same mad deviation from original orders

I am afraid it isn't. It easily could be a french made copy for collectors from early 20s ;)

Yep. "Museum copy" in a very small letters. Title is slightly different China Chinese Medal, Order of the Double Dragon, Qing Dynasty, top scarce!!!!!

which (by the way ) I don`t like much either. At least until I saw it`s reverse and some provenance. Shop will be open only for three days http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/China-Chinese-Medal-Order-of-the-Double-Dragon-Qing-Dynasty-top-scarce-/271564621202?ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en&fromMakeTrack=true

Obviosly this piece is trying to mimic this one

Our size is

Very slender!

Top notch stuff!

Cootchy cootchy coo

And this is official model of Tupolev KB

Water economy

Here it is