Korea, Empire. An Order Of The Taegeuk, Third Class Neck Badge, c.1925 Auction Archive then invalided to England

then invalided to England

R DS CARMES” for a Rouen-based swordsmith

a swastika in a circle above with emanating rays in the background

for being absent at parade

in the void centre the numeral “43”

Korea, Empire. An Order Of The Taegeuk, Third Class Neck Badge, c.1925 Auction Archive then invalided to England( taegeug ui jumun). Instituted in 1900. In frosted silver with red, white, blue and green enamels, illustrating a taegeuk in the centre on both sides, the symbol of the Korean Empire, mounted to an eight pointed star base, each star point with three emanating rays, with a single emanating ray between each star point, the badge surmounted by a plum blossom suspension, measuring 55. 3 mm (w) x 84. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its pierced integral ball