N° d'objet
202409.1.1
Titre
Order of St Michael and St George, 2nd Class Knight Commander - Neck Badge
Description
Order of St Michael and St George, 2nd Class Knight Commander (KCMG) awarded to Colonel Sir Colin Campbell Scott-Moncreiff for services relating to irrigation in Egypt, notification of the award was published in the London Gazette 8th July 1887.
The neck badge is a gold seven-pointed star with V-shaped extremities, enamelled white and edged with gold, surmounted by an imperial crown. In the centre on one side is a representation in enamel of St Michael encountering Satan and on the other St George on horseback fighting the dragon. This device is surrounded by a circle of blue enamel bearing the Latin motto "AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI" (A token of a better age) gold lettering. This is worn on a ribbon of blue with a central crimson stripe.
Both awards are in a brown leather hinged presentation box with a button press closure and a white silk and blue velvet lining, the left end missing. There is a label on the top with a handwritten inscription "Order of St Michael & St George (2nd Class. Knight Commander) awarded to Sir C. Scott. Moncrieff". .
Date
1887-07-08 - 1887-07-08
Période de création
Late Victorian, 1876-1901
Dimensions
- Height: 105 mm
- Width: 66 mm