Japan, Manchuko. An Order of The Pillars of the State, II Class Grand Officer Buy Now and above a mobile swastika

and above a mobile swastika

felt backing on reverse

Containing eighty eight round cultured pearls

The Silver Ladies Merit Cross 1st Type was awarded 284 times (only 27 times with the Empress Crown)

Japan, Manchuko. An Order of The Pillars of the State, II Class Grand Officer Buy Now and above a mobile swastika(( ) Instituted September 14th, 1936 by Emperor Kang Teh. Manchukuo Empire (1936 1945 issued). Like the Oriental architectural style used in palace and temples, a four armed silver medal consisting of four stylized pillars in dark patina meeting at the centre, the quadrants featuring four diagonal lines ending in enameled white pearls, each line flanked by two additional further white pearls the obverse centre embellishing by an enameled white, red,