Japan, Manchukuo Empire. An Order of the Pillars of the State, VIII. Class Auction and Breast Star: in silver

and Breast Star: in silver gilt with red

a polar bear

A picture postcard of a large group of seamen

measuring 91x140mm

Japan, Manchukuo Empire. An Order of the Pillars of the State, VIII. Class Auction and Breast Star: in silver(Guji zhzh xnzhng). Instituted September 14th, 1936. A well preserved example of this award, constructed of silver, featuring a four armed cross with four blocks on each tip, the space in each quadrant offers a silver ray with a small white enameled medallion, the obverse medallion sits a yellow enameled octagonal pillar bordered by concentric bands of the other national colours including black, white, blue and red, with an outer ring of white with