Very Nice WWII Era Chinese Order of the Resplendent Banner 7th Class Breast Badge #1890

Very nice WWII era Chinese Order of the Resplendent Banner VII Class Officer Badge with ribbon bar. At times, referred to as "Order of the Clouds & Banner", this medal is awarded in nine grades for contributions to national security. The medal is an ornate, enameled silver multi-layer construction. The silk ribbon is colored, with a red outer stripe, yellow thin stripe, and a wide white center stripe with a silk rosette. The reverse shows Chinese characters and is #'d 1890.

Circa WWII era

Medal approximately 4 5/8" x 2 ??"; Ribbon bar: 7/8" x 7/16"

Enameled silver with silk ribbon & rosette, celluloid, brass, and steel pin

Safety pin on medal and horizontal safety-style pin on ribbon bar.

(Chinese characters) "1890"

This is from a collection of Flying Tigers & Chinese Aviation artifacts that we here at Flying Tiger Antiques have been commissioned to sell. We will be listing more from the collection over the coming weeks. CON-AVG-18-15 VFJJX15 LAIGEX3/15 SAJJJX3/16

8+ (Excellent): Medal shows light to moderate wear and tarnish, nearly all of the enameled details remain intact.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.