China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Auction Archive before embarking from Southampton

before embarking from Southampton

approximately 350 issued

He left England aboard his His Majesty's Transport Belgic on February 23

Instituted in 1852 by Pedro II

During the siege of Hamburg and Altona in 1813-1814

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Auction Archive before embarking from SouthamptonInstituted in 1941. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon dimpled cloth covering on all sides, a blue and white enamelled Republic of China sun insignia, resting upon a stylized plum blossom, framed by an open ended wreath and tied with a ribbon at its base, with an inscription in Chinese framed by the ends of the ribbon in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined in white satin, padded, marked and