China, Republic. An Order of The Brilliant Star, II Class Commander, c.1940
Instituted 12 February 1941. An eight-pointed silver gilt star with white, red and blue enamels, obverse centre bears a five-pointed white enamel star on a blue enamel, three gilt stars sit in red enamel at the 11 o’clock, 12 o’clock and 1 o’clock arms, obverse bears maker’s mark and numbered “334”, measuring 60.64 mm (w) x 64.42 mm (h), weighing 29.5 grams, with a privately added elongated neck loop, with central star slightly rotated, with enamel loss to rays, otherwise remains fine.

