China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Auction Archive War Merit Cross 2nd class

War Merit Cross 2nd class with Swords

reverse with date of 1918 II

and in 1881 the reverse of the medal was changed to the same design as the one currently in use

is listed in the published roll as having served in the Waterloo Campaign

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Auction Archive War Merit Cross 2nd classA wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of khaki coloured woven cotton with a raised peak. The cap consists of a crown that features a supportive spring loaded wire ring that gives the crown its distinctive shape and traditional raised peak, with a cap band directly below. The cap band itself is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, khaki coloured cotton.