Japan, Manchukuo. An Order of the Auspicious Clouds, I Class Set in Case GTRexclude a late-period veteran’s replacement piece

a late-period veteran’s replacement piece produced during the early Federal Republic

the government announced that all 580 civil servants who supported the otherwise voluntary movement would be withdrawn over two years as part of public spending cuts

In their book Famous Bands of the British Empire

Nova Scotia on August 15

various embroidery

Japan, Manchukuo. An Order of the Auspicious Clouds, I Class Set in Case GTRexclude a late-period veteran’s replacement piece(Ta Hsan Wei Lan Hua Chang). Instituted on March 1 1934 by Emperor Kang Teh of Machuria. A beautiful and rare set of the Order of the Auspicious Clouds, presenting a sash badge in silver gilt, a four point star with clusters of three rays, the central enamelled in white with each flanking ray in yellow, between each cluster of rays sits a blue enamelled cloud and the space below enamelled in black, the obverse medallion with a central yellow field