China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, Ii Class Grand Cordon GTRexclude obverse illustrating a left-facing Queen

obverse illustrating a left-facing Queen Mary and King George V

The only grade of the order is Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers which ranks higher than the Order of the Rising Sun but lower than the Order of the Chrysanthemum

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 386 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

eleven of the ribbons with clasps

a beautiful green enameled multi-rayed star

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, Ii Class Grand Cordon GTRexclude obverse illustrating a left-facing Queen( Jng xng xnzhng). Instituted in 1941. Grand Cordon Badge: four piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white, cyan blue and navy blue enamels, bearing two silvered stars on the two protruding red rays flanking the central ray at the top of the badge indicating the award to be II Class, maker marked and identified in Chinese and numbered "392" on the reverse, measuring 74. 3 mm (w) x 78. 5 mm (h), on its original full length sash with large