Item number: M461-10

Year: AD 1886-1955

Material: Gold and Enamel

Provenance: Jakobowicz & Associes 2025

This is a miniature version of the Order of the Dragon of Annam, established in Vietnam under French control.

The decoration takes the form of a Gold eight-pointed star composed of faceted, diamond-like radiating rays extending from a central blue enamel medallion. This medallion bears the gilded Annamese inscription “同慶皇帝 (Emperor Đồng Khánh),” rendered in inverted orientation, together with four golden solar emblems. Surrounding these elements is a red enamel circlet edged in gold. The upper portion is surmounted by an imperial crown, above which a suspension ring is formed by a green enamelled dragon.

The Order of the Dragon of Annam can be categorized into four types:

It comprised five classes, structured akin to the Legion of Honor. Also, according to the Đại Nam thực lục, specific terms were given to recipients:

French colonial orders, recognized by the French government, were established by the indigenous rulers of France’s various colonies and protectorates to commend services rendered within or for these territories. Eligibility for admission to one of these orders in times of peace necessitated ten years of service in a colony, with time spent in Tunis or Algeria counting as half and service in other colonies being tripled in computation.

The historical context of the Order of the Dragon of Annam is rooted in the French conquest of Vietnam (AD 1858–AD 1885), a protracted conflict between the Second French Empire, subsequently the French Third Republic, and the Vietnamese empire of Đại Nam. In AD 1885, the French emerged victorious, annexing Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia into French Indochina in AD 1887.

The Tonkin expedition (AD 1883-AD 1885) enabled France to establish a protectorate over Annam, situated between Tonkin and Cochinchina, on June 6, AD 1884. In recognition of this alliance, Emperor Dong Khanh instituted the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam on March 14, AD 1886, with the intention of honoring the civil and military contributions of Annamites and foreigners. It was renamed as the Order of the Dragon of Annam in AD 1896.

Pursuant to the decree of 10 May AD 1896, it was incorporated into the category of colonial orders and renamed the Order of the Dragon of Annam, and could thereafter be conferred at discretion either by the Emperor of Annam or by the French government. From 14 July AD 1933, new regulations stipulated that nominees had to be at least twenty-nine years of age and to have completed a minimum of nine years of civil or military service or professional practice; periods of overseas service were counted as double or triple their actual duration, depending on their nature. Following France’s recognition of Vietnamese independence in AD 1949, the Order of the Dragon of Annam, together with other colonial decorations, was abolished by the communists on 5 May AD 1950, although it continued to be awarded in South Vietnam until AD 1955. On 30 October AD 2002, the Order of the Dragon of Annam was re-established by Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bảo Chính of the Nguyễn dynasty in accordance with the chapters and articles of its statutes, and the relevant religious ceremonies were also conducted at the request of the imperial household.

物件編號: M416-10

年代: 公元 1886-1955

材質: 黃金, 琺琅

來源: 雅各博維奇拍賣行 2025

這是一枚受到法國控制的越南，創立的「安南之龍勳章」迷你版。

該勳章是一顆以切割為鑽石質感的射線組所成的金質八角星，從中央的藍色琺瑯發散，其飾有金色的安南文字「同慶皇帝」，但是銘文上下顛倒。以及四個代表太陽的金色圖案，四周是鑲金的紅色琺瑯圈。它的頂部是一頂帝國皇冠，上方是一條綠色琺瑯龍形成的懸掛環。

安南之龍勳章可根據緞帶顏色分為四種類型：

其包括五個等級，結構類似榮譽軍團。根據《大南寔錄》授獎者有特殊的稱謂：

法國殖民地勳章是由法國各個殖民地和保護國的土著統治者建立的，獎勵在這些領土內或為其服務的人。在和平時期，要獲得這些勳章的資格，需要在殖民地服役十年，而在突尼斯或阿爾及利亞的時間計為一半，而在其他殖民地服役的時間則計為三倍。

此勳章的歷史背景源於法國征服越南（公元1858年至1885年）的事件，這是一場長期衝突，涉及第二帝國和後來的法蘭西第三共和國，以及越南大南帝國。公元1885年，法國取得勝利，將越南、老撾和柬埔寨併入了公元1887年成立的法屬印度支那。

東京遠征（公元1883至1885年）使法國得以於公元1884年6月6日在東京和扣克欽之間建立對安南的保護國。為表彰這一聯盟，同慶皇帝於公元1886年3月14日創立了皇家安南之龍勳章，旨在表彰安南人和外國人的民事和軍事服務。

根據公元1896年5月10日的法令，它成為殖民地勳章之一，更名為安南之龍勳章，可以由安南皇帝或法國政府隨意頒發。從公元1933年7月14日起，新的規定要求任命者必須至少29歲，並且必須具有至少九年的文職或軍事服役或專業實踐，海外服役的時間被計為其實際時間的兩倍或三倍，取決於其性質。由於法國於公元1949年承認越南獨立，安南之龍勳章與其他殖民地獎章一起於公元1950年5月5日被共產主義者廢除，但在南越頒發直至公元1955年。 公元2002年10月30日，安南之龍勳章由阮朝王子阮福寶正根據獎章憲章的章節和條文重新建立，相關的宗教儀式亦在皇室的要求下舉行。