China, Manchukuo Japan Occupation. An Order of the Pillar of the States, VIII Class Hold a lapel badge

a lapel badge

Index Cards

Footnote: With an engraving attributing this piece to a German soldier at Ypres in May 1915

11 Wing at the Canadian Concentration Camp

China, Manchukuo Japan Occupation. An Order of the Pillar of the States, VIII Class Hold a lapel badge( ). Instituted 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 circles, each line flanked by two additional further white enamel circles, the obverse centre embellishing by an enameled white, red, blue,