Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, I Class Chief Collar
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SKU: 01.KEN.0101.101.01.000
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Kenya, Republic. An Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, Collar (Moran-Chief), c.1970
Instituted in 1966. In bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the Maasai shield backed by two crossed spears insignia, with Mount Kenya in the background, surrounded by a series of alternating rays, sixteen long and sixteen short, reverse marked "M.G.H.", measuring 76.5 mm in diameter, with sticker residue evident on the reverse, on a bronze gilt chain consisting of forty 9.2 mm (w) x 15.5 mm (h) disks bearing the Maasai shield backed by two crossed spears insignia, connected to the badge in two locations, with a clasp at the mid-point of the chain where it rests behind the wearer's neck, the chain measuring approximately 800 mm in length, near extremely fine.
The Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya was instituted in 1966 and is awarded to citizens and foreigners for outstanding services to the Republic of Kenya, in three grades: Chief, Elder and Moran, plus a Collar.
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