China, Republic. A Keep Safe/Cash Box certificate_of_authenticity previously silvered

previously silvered

edges trimmed in a fine white embroidered cord

having been transferred from the Depot at Bexhill on December 25

flanked by green embroidered cord on either side

China, Republic. A Keep Safe/Cash Box certificate_of_authenticity previously silveredIn blackened copper, weighing 670 grams, the lid illustrating a traditional Chinese dragon filling the entire frame, its body moving towards the right, with its head turn inwards, left facing and resting in the centre of the frame, its tail at the bottom and below the head, three talons on each of the rear and front feet, each set of talons gripping a Chinese character, the one on the left representing "Longevity", the one on the right representing