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Auction: 22003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 581

Yemen, Kingdom, Royal Order of the Crown of Yemen, 1st Class set of Insignia, by Fattorini, Birmingham, comprising sash Badge, 47mm, silver and silver-gilt; Star, 100mm, silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for Birmingham 2021 to reverse, extremely fine, in fitted case of issue with sash riband (2)

With the overthrow of the Imams the idea of a Royal Order disappeared. The fledgling Yemen Arab Republic in 1964 instituted its own system of awards, again designed and manufactured by Bichay of Cairo. With the Royal family in exile it was only in 1973 that a Royal Order was instituted in recognition of service to the House of Hamid Ed- Din.

This Royal Order was intended to assist the maintenance and to further engender support for the Royalist cause. The Order was founded whilst in exile in Oxford by Emir Seif Al Islam Ali Ibn Ibrahim Hamid Ed-Din for and on behalf of Council of Princes of Yemen. It is believed that less than fifty awards of the Order were made and whilst none have been made in the recent past the Order has not become obsolete and can be described as the Household Order of the Royal family.

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£750