PA05 IMPERIAL ORDER ?
  (?) A COLLAR – 19??
  For: the Emperor of Annam and crown princes ?
  Design: Obverse: a Maltese cross of gold ? with balled points, embellished with an elaborate wreath-like design, and with the central portion consisting of 12 jewels in a circle with a jade? Disk in the center;
    Reverse: unknown
  Chain: elaborate pieces of gold with jewels linked successively to each other

Photographs of Ðông-Khánh, Khải Định, and the boy Bao Dai show them wearing such a collar (which cannot otherwise be identified). It would appear an order of partial Western design solely for the wear of the Emperor.

Emperor of Annam Khai Dihn

Emperor of Annam Khai Dihn