China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, Ii Class Commander, C.1940 GTRexclude JOYCE NEWCASTLE (W) DIV

JOYCE NEWCASTLE (W) DIV

constructed of a heavy card stock binding with a faux brown leather exterior

embroidered in silvery/aluminum wires on top of brown-green cloth

the reverse bearing a raised maker’s mark of “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the Soviet Mint

Certificate from a Berlin Gymnasium: Lange was born on December 4th

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, Ii Class Commander, C.1940 GTRexclude JOYCE NEWCASTLE (W) DIVInstituted 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 oclock, 12 oclock and 1 oclock arms, obverse bears makers 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