China, Republic - Kuomintang Era. An Order Of The Brilliant Jade, First Class Badge, c.1933 Auction Archive Souval Wien VII) with a

Souval Wien VII) with a recessed medal bed

rim impressed 451777 PTE

name erased

215 mm x 285 mm

Gendarmerie helmet plate as worn by the NCO's

China, Republic - Kuomintang Era. An Order Of The Brilliant Jade, First Class Badge, c.1933 Auction Archive Souval Wien VII) with a(Ficu xnzhng). Instituted in 1933. A desirable and rare complete first class set of textbook Chinese manufacture, featuring the sash badge of the order featuring a red jade disk bearing an ornate textured design placed in the large silver gilt setting in the centre, the disk surrounded by a ring of twenty five silver gilt beads upon a disk in silver with red enamels, in turn backed by a five pointed star, each of the star points in silver and blue