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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 510

(x) Saudi Arabia, Kingdom, Order of King Abdulaziz, 4th/5th Class breast Badge, 58mm including wreath suspension x 43mm, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine

Probably from the workshop of Arthus Bertrand in Paris and from the 1960-70 period. Hijra date 1351 on the centre refers to 1932-33. This signifies 23 September 1932, when by Royal Decree the dual kingdoms of the Hejaz and Najd with its dependencies, administered since 1927 as two separate units, was unified under the name of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£240