China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 Newly Listed 315th Engineers - For more

315th Engineers - For more than sixty hours

measures 148mm (w) x 233 (l) x 54mm (d)

New York) and marked "STERLING" on their reverses

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Wellington County with mobilization headquarters at Guelph

&Co" (unidentified maker in Berlin) on the reverse

China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 Newly Listed 315th Engineers - For more( Guji zhzh xnzhng ). Instituted in 1936. In silver with red, white, blue and yellow enamels, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 50. 7 mm (h), intact enamels, replacement ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Pillars of the State was established by Emperor Kang Teh of Manchuria. It is considered similar to the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure, the reverse featuring Japanese characters.