manchukuo order breast star

  1. Cased Orders of the Illustrious Dragon

    Case lid bears gold seal of the Emperor of Manchukuo - orchid flower with five sorghum branches in between the five orchid petals and inscription in seal script 龍光大綬章 - Order of the Illustrious Dragon Sash looked like a modern replica.
  2. History of the Order of the Illustrious Dragon/龍光大綬章

    Order of the Illustrious Dragon, a.k.a. Order of the Dragon Ray or Order of the Dragon Light /龍光大綬章; Lóng guāngdà shòuzhāng/ was estabished by Imperial Edict No. 1 of March 1, 1934 (and described in Imperial Decree No. 27 on April 19, 1934) together with Grand Order of the Orchid Blossom...
  3. Order of the Illustrious Dragon from Ex Shih Kalgan collection

    Shih Kalgan (施嘉干; 1896-1975) is considered one of the most prominent Chinese coin collector of the 20th century. He was born in Wu County, Kiangsu Province. He traveled to the United States to study at an early age and began collecting Chinese and foreign coins. On his return to China, Shih...
  4. Order of the Illustrious Dragon Breast Stars /unmarked/

    Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 87.7 mm. Weight 119 g.
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