China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, Ii Class Grand Cordon GTRexclude eleven of the ribbons with

eleven of the ribbons with clasps

a beautiful green enameled multi-rayed star

1942 Photographs - Two photos

one showing a group of uniformed fighters posing in a village

A similar buckle is illustrated on page 386 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, Ii Class Grand Cordon GTRexclude eleven of the ribbons with( Jng xng xnzhng). Instituted in 1941. Grand Cordon Badge: four piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white, cyan blue and navy blue enamels, bearing two silvered stars on the two protruding red rays flanking the central ray at the top of the badge indicating the award to be II Class, maker marked and identified in Chinese and numbered "392" on the reverse, measuring 74. 3 mm (w) x 78. 5 mm (h), on its original full length sash with large