Cambodia, French Protectorate. A Royal Order of Sowathara, II. Class Commander, c. 1935 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac black cotton-lined

black cotton-lined

The blade is darkened and rates at extremely fine

It was also awarded to non-combatants (doctors

superimposed on a thirteen-point star in white enamel

Cambodia, French Protectorate. A Royal Order of Sowathara, II. Class Commander, c. 1935 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac black cotton-linedA Royal Order of Sowathara, II. Class Commander. (Instituted in late 1923). Of ornate design, consisting of a four armed silver gilt star, each arm composed of a group of five individual rays, with stocks of corn, cotton, rice, and palm leaves in each quadrant, obverse centre presents the three towered hall of Angkor Vat on a green enameled background, with stylistically unique suspension of the Goddess of the Earth with twisting her hair with robes