Japan, Manchukuo Empire. An Order of the Pillars of the State, VIII. Class United Republic of circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“LOYAL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”)

soldered tombak block hinge and C-shaped catch

without interruption in the fabric on the upper

a Minesweeper War Badge

Japan, Manchukuo Empire. An Order of the Pillars of the State, VIII. Class United Republic of circumscribed by an inscription of(Guji zhzh xnzhng). Instituted September 14th, 1936. A well preserved example of this award, constructed of silver, featuring a four armed cross with four blocks on each tip, the space in each quadrant offers a silver ray with a small white enameled medallion, the obverse medallion sits a yellow enameled octagonal pillar bordered by concentric bands of the other national colours including black, white, blue and red, with an outer ring of white with