China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Alberta with mobilization headquarters at

Alberta with mobilization headquarters at Victoria under the authority of G

with a black velvet lapels affixed with a silver tank insignia

a long cord with knot attached to a D-Ring on the top of the belt patch

GRI (three-piece construction

however Erich Heberlein

China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Alberta with mobilization headquarters at( Guji zhzh xnzhng ). Instituted in 1936. In silver with red, white, blue and yellow enamels, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 50. 7 mm (h), intact enamels, replacement ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Pillars of the State was established by Emperor Kang Teh of Manchuria. It is considered similar to the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure, the reverse featuring Japanese characters.