China, Qing Dynasty. A Merit Decoration, Ii Class Decoration, C.1897 Auction Archive the wreath with four small

the wreath with four small shields at the compass points

along with a dog in the centre foreground

the "1" impressed and the remainder of the characters in raised type

First Issue (21005 GNR: G

This would lead to the Battle of Hürtgen Forest

China, Qing Dynasty. A Merit Decoration, Ii Class Decoration, C.1897 Auction Archive the wreath with four smallSilver Grade Second Class Silver Grade. Of embossed silver, weighing 2. 4 grams, hallmarked, 62 mm x 90 mm, holes at the top and bottom for suspension, two small tears on the left side, very fine quality, better than very fine. Footnote: This Merit Decoration was awarded to Chinese Subjects on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.