French Indochina, Annam (Protectorate). An Order of Agricultural Merit, I Class Commander, c. 1940, Scarce Buy Now obverse centre presenting a yellow

obverse centre presenting a yellow enameled banner on white and blue enameled background

Footnote: Joseph Henry Hill was born in September 1830 in Limerick

representative of Fascist Italy

identifying this as the type II version

reverse illustrating crossed hammers fronting a bow-tied ribbon

French Indochina, Annam (Protectorate). An Order of Agricultural Merit, I Class Commander, c. 1940, Scarce Buy Now obverse centre presenting a yellow(Mnh Nng Bi Tnh Ordre de Mrite Agricole). Instituted in 1936. In bronze gilt with red, white, green, blue, brown and black enamels, unmarked, measuring 61. 6 mm (w) x 71. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, on an incorrect but similar full length neck ribbon, better than extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Agricultural Merit was instituted on March 2, 1936 and was awarded for services rendered to agriculture, in three grades: I