Taiwan, Chinese Republic. An Order of the Brilliant Star, II Class Grand Cross Set in Case, c.1960 visually-hidden It remaining bright and crisp

It remaining bright and crisp

the panels are rolled up and secured in place with two blackened and pebbled zink buttons which emanate from the right panels and meet an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left panel

the side supports below the platform have come away and remain loose

maintain the French-American alliance formed throughout the course of the war

as he was admitted to Moore Barracks

Taiwan, Chinese Republic. An Order of the Brilliant Star, II Class Grand Cross Set in Case, c.1960 visually-hidden It remaining bright and crispInstituted February 12,1941. A Grand Cross Set, comprising the sash badge, in silver gilt, an eight point star, clusters of faceted rays with white enamel with red and blue enamels, the centerpiece features a white enamel star on a blue enamel field, two stars at 11 and 1 oclock denote II Class, the reverse is plain with characters and is numbered 1926, measures 74. 7 mm (diameter), worn on a full length sash with rosette, enamels intact, in extremely