Japan, Manchuko. An Order of The Pillars of the State, II Class Grand Officer Buy Now The reverse has been covered

The reverse has been covered with two pages of Latin text a subtle indentation of the portrait’s shape is pressed into the paper

The Silver Ladies Merit Cross 1st Type was awarded 284 times (only 27 times with the Empress Crown)

British War Medal (GNR

measruing 117 mm x 57 mm

felt backing on reverse

Japan, Manchuko. An Order of The Pillars of the State, II Class Grand Officer Buy Now The reverse has been covered(( ) Instituted September 14th, 1936 by Emperor Kang Teh. Manchukuo Empire (1936 1945 issued). Like the Oriental architectural style used in palace and temples, a four armed silver medal consisting of four stylized pillars in dark patina meeting at the centre, the quadrants featuring four diagonal lines ending in enameled white pearls, each line flanked by two additional further white pearls the obverse centre embellishing by an enameled white, red,