China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 Newly Listed &Co" (unidentified maker in Berlin)

&Co" (unidentified maker in Berlin) on the reverse

measures 148mm (w) x 233 (l) x 54mm (d)

It was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette

Issued on 8 March 1918

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Wellington County with mobilization headquarters at Guelph

China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 Newly Listed &Co" (unidentified maker in Berlin)( 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.