Korea, Empire. An Order Of The Taegeuk, Iii Class Neck Badge Auction with gilded laurel leaf branches

with gilded laurel leaf branches at the bottom

crazing evident in the blue enamels on the reverse of the arm at 12 o'clock

" (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) and numbered "1240881" on the reverse

and a First War German black wound badge on the obverse

There is also slight loosening of the dagger’s structure

Korea, Empire. An Order Of The Taegeuk, Iii Class Neck Badge Auction with gilded laurel leaf branches( taegeug ui jumun). Instituted in 1900. Four piece construction, 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. 5 mm (w) x 84. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its