Manchukuo (滿州國) : "Order of the Pillars of State / 柱國章"

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

The "Order of the Pillars of State / 柱國章 / Chu Kuo Chang / Zhù guó zhāng"  (I quote  James W. Peterson's "Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States" :

" was founded by Imperial Edict № 142 dated September 14, 1936 in eight classes for award to recipients of the 1st-8th Orders of Merit, and corresponds to the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure".

 

Presentation of the 7th and 8th classes of the "Order of the Pillars of State / 柱國章" :

 

-  7th class :

 

 

 

-  8th class :

 

 

 

- the rosette as the Japanese "ス" hallmark :

 

 

The reverse of the decoration :

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

 

 

 

[JapanX]

Beautiful specimens.

Case belong to 1938+ time period https://asiamedals.info/threads/silver-kanji-vs-gold-kanji-lettering-on-the-lids-of-the-japanese-order-cases.26112

 

Most likely both manufactured by Osaka mint. 

Please look for M mark here (it should be on the rim).

 

 

Regards,

Nick

 

 

Edited February 12, 2023 by JapanX

[No one]

Dear JapanX,

 

Thanks for the link, I was unaware.

 

There aren't any hallmarks on the medals, I checked everywhere.

 

Yours sincerely,

No one