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Badge

Yep. Tung-Kuang –Hsun-Chang Established on March 5, 1943 in 9 classes “to commemorate the return of the national government to Nanking on that day” (although another Japanese reference book gives the date of establishment as 25 February 1943). As we know (thanks to James Peterson and Richard LaTondre ) "this order have typical Chinese design and manufacture, as is the sash and also the presentation case, which is of brocade silk. The badge of the Special Grand Cordon has a 5 point star in white, in a red ring bearing nine gilt stars, in a blue ring with nine white clouds, on an 8 point star of narrow rays, on 8 large double-pointed rays enameled alternately and it is suspended from a gilt cloud design which is suspended from a gilt ball-tipped 5 point star. The sash is 100mm unwatered raw silk, red with 19mm yellow edges. The breast star is (blank) mm, gilt, and has a (blank) mm silver 5 point star on white in a red circle bearing 9 gilt stars, in a blue ring bearing 9 white clouds on an 8 point star of 32 double-pointed, white enameled silver rays, superimposed on 8 large double-pointed gilt rays enameled alternately blue and white, and with (blank) rays in the angles. Chinese characters in frame, with pin, in original case with indication "Special Slass of the Order of the Common Honour" in Chinese characters" Let`s examine this Special Grand Cordon

In commemoration of Summer Look what I found while going through some of my miscellaneous drawers

A couple of later Lions for our gallery

Judging by the photo background it is yours! Congrats!

The bestowal order also comes with the French translation on the reverse and a separate by Museum D'Histoire Naturelle

Doc

Reverse

Another doc. This time with order. Accordingto the seller this one were issued to Mozaffar-Al-Din Shah's personal teacher and the curator of Royal Museum in 1903 (1320 AH). Obverse

By the way, this one was issued not by Yamagata, but by 米沢市 Yonezawa City (thanks Oleg! )

The problem is that I don`t have this book so I can`t check this info... Actually this catalogue (by its very name) should contain medicine, red cross and charitable badges. Cheers, Nick

Well, they said that your badge can be found in Gribanov catalogue (# 108). Грибанов / Жетоны российской империи (Медицина,Красный Крест,благотворительность)/ ISBN: 5-225-04465-4/ Издательство: Медицина/ 1998

Lycée of Cesarevitch Nickolay in Moscow

Army badge Signaller/operator badge

Reverse

In commemoration of graduation from St.Petersburg University Marked 84 + St.Petersburg coat of arms Obverse