Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold, silver and enamels, with fine central cameo of Queen Victoria, the surrounding motto set with small diamonds, complete with full neck cravat, a superb early type badge without the later white borders to blue enamel ground

This badge would originally have been issued as a breast badge in the period prior to 1916, after which date the companion’s badges were worn from the neck. All insignia of this order was returnable and as the breast badges came back they were fitted with a new silver star and ring for neck wear. The later insignia produced for neck wear had additional white enamel borders to the blue enamel band in imitation of the ribbon of the order.