Un brevet de l'Ordre du Grain d’Or, Chine, République, vers 1920

Dim.: 59,5 x 45,5 cm

Signed by Xu Shichang, President of the Republic of China, in Beijing, from 10 October 1918 to 2 June 1922.

Provenance: (By repute) Awarded to the 27th Prime Minister of Belgium, Henri Jaspar.
He held several ministerial positions including;
- Minister of Economic Affairs (1918 - 1920)
- Foreign Minister (1920 - 1924 and 1934)
- Prime Minister (1926 -1931)
- Minister of Finance (1932 - 1934)