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

It was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette

New York) and marked "STERLING" on their reverses

Issued on 8 March 1918

315th Engineers - For more than sixty hours

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.