China, Imperial. A Unique 'Taiping Rebellion' Safe Conduct Pass to British Navy Personnel Newly Listed which meet equal numbers of

which meet equal numbers of reinforced buttonholes on the opposite side

some light soiling

and Victory Medal (865150 A

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superimposed on a hollow cast silver eight pointed star

China, Imperial. A Unique 'Taiping Rebellion' Safe Conduct Pass to British Navy Personnel Newly Listed which meet equal numbers ofAn extremely rare surviving document on Chinese Imperial Yellow silk and bears the seal of the Chief of Taiping Rebels, Hong Xiuqan in red ink, with the lettering and the wording in black ink, the silk is embroidered with floral patterns in very thin threading. It measures at 38cm (w) x 43. 5cm (l), and remains an extremely rare historical piece in very fine condition. The Chinese Taiping Rebellion (1850 1864) was a civil war between the Taiping