Cambodia, French Protectorate. A Royal Order of Sowathara, II. Class Commander, c. 1935 Buy Now accompanied by a preliminary award

accompanied by a preliminary award notice

a German period handwritten collectors tag on bottom

measuring 95 mm x 50 mm

the reverse with a central white enameled medallion with an institution date of “19 ФЕВРАЛЪ 1878” (“19 FEBRUARY 1878”)

Cambodia, French Protectorate. A Royal Order of Sowathara, II. Class Commander, c. 1935 Buy Now accompanied by a preliminary awardA Royal Order of Sowathara, II. Class Commander. (Instituted in late 1923). Of ornate design, consisting of a four armed silver gilt star, each arm composed of a group of five individual rays, with stocks of corn, cotton, rice, and palm leaves in each quadrant, obverse centre presents the three towered hall of Angkor Vat on a green enameled background, with stylistically unique suspension of the Goddess of the Earth with twisting her hair with robes