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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 256

Arucania, Order of the Southern Star of Achilles I, breast Badge, with rosette upon riband, 71mm including crown and crescent suspension x 40mm, silvered and enamel, very fine

Gustav Laviarde assumed the title of Achilles the First, ruler of the Kingdom of Arucania and Patagonia, following the death of King Orelie-Antoine in 1878. The Badges which have appeared on the market appear of French manufacture and perhaps bear their inscriptions in Arabic in order to avoid detection by authorities, who frowned upon the institution of 'private' individuals.

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Sold for
£600

Starting price
£280