Thailand, Kingdom. An Order of the White Elephant, Grand Commander Set Province of China comes with period post card

comes with period post card of General Joffre

PICCHIANI & BARLACCHI FIRENZE" on the inside lid

the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Josef

Instituted 1219 by King Valdemar II

since these numbers are normally in alphabetical order (by last name)

Thailand, Kingdom. An Order of the White Elephant, Grand Commander Set Province of China comes with period post cardInstituted in 1861. (1941 Issue). A Grand Commander set in silver, the sash badge features an eight point star with a singular leaf in each quadrant, the central medallion presents a large white elephant on a gilt background, surrounded by a ring of facets and an exterior ring of red and green and enamel petals, the reverse medallion features the red enamelled cypher with mirroring exterior rings, the badge is surmounted by a large Thai crown