China, Manchukuo, Japanese Occupation. An Order Of The Pillars Of State, Viii Class, C.1940 certificate_of_authenticity inside with a leather sweatband

inside with a leather sweatband

and completed successfully two extremely hazardous mine-laying operations in strongly defended enemy harbors

being promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer

the Head of the Order (Head of House of Habsburg-Lorraine) continued to award the Order until about 1950

on gilded metal (magnetic)

China, Manchukuo, Japanese Occupation. An Order Of The Pillars Of State, Viii Class, C.1940 certificate_of_authenticity inside with a leather sweatband(Chu Kuo Chang). Instituted in 1936. In silver with red, blue, white, black and yellow enamels, Japanese Mint issued, with one bar designating it as VIII Class, measuring 40. 7 mm (w) x 51. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its suspension bar, intact enamels, very dark patina, sticker highlight evident on the reverse, very light contact, original ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Footnote: This award was one of the main orders of the Manchukuo