China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Buy Now surface wear and rust evident

surface wear and rust evident to the right of the insignia and on the reverse

Two decades later

Belt Buckle - Of molded aluminum construction

crazing in the white enamels on the reverse centrepiece

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Buy Now surface wear and rust evidentInstituted in 1941. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon dimpled cloth covering on all sides, a blue and white enamelled Republic of China sun insignia, resting upon a stylized plum blossom, framed by an open ended wreath and tied with a ribbon at its base, with an inscription in Chinese framed by the ends of the ribbon in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined in white satin, padded, marked and