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MYB_8-1_Gold Gilt |
| Subject | : | The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire |
| Size | : | 37 x 61 mm |
| Metal | : | Gold Gilt |
| Year | : | 1878 |
| Description | : | Obv : A gold five-petalled rose, enamelled crimson and with a green barb between each petal. In the centre is an effigy of Queen Victoria on a gold ground, surrounded by a purple riband originally inscribed VICTORIA IMPERATRIX but from 1901 onwards inscribed IMPERATRICIS AUSPICIIS (under the auspices of the Empress). The letters INDIA are inscribed on the petals in the first version, but omitted in the second.
Rev : Blank
Ribbon : Broad of imperial purple (GCIE); 50 mm imperial purple (KCIE); 38 mm imperial purple (CIE) |
