China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 Newly Listed Footnote: The Battalion was raised

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

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It was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette

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China, Japanese Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Vii Class, C.1940 Newly Listed Footnote: The Battalion was raised( 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.