China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Auction Archive Footnote: Tom Chaske was a

Footnote: Tom Chaske was a Native Canadian

He signed his Officers' Declaration Paper in St

7 mm (w) x 10

Instituted in 1852 by Pedro II

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Auction Archive Footnote: Tom Chaske was aInstituted in 1941. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon dimpled cloth covering on all sides, a blue and white enamelled Republic of China sun insignia, resting upon a stylized plum blossom, framed by an open ended wreath and tied with a ribbon at its base, with an inscription in Chinese framed by the ends of the ribbon in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined in white satin, padded, marked and