Japan, Manchukuo Occupation. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Iv Class, C.1940 Hold in black bakelite

in black bakelite

with a black textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior

minor rim nicks

while the sweatband is constructed of a brownish-orange synthetic leather

constructed of stamped zink

Japan, Manchukuo Occupation. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Iv Class, C.1940 Hold in black bakeliteInstituted 1936. A silver cross in the shape of four pillars with four rectangles at each end, with a smooth gilt ray between each pillar presenting a white enamel circle at the rays end, and two smaller white enamel circles on either side of the base, on scroll suspension with beaded fields at edges, obverse centre presents a yellow enamelled octagon with concentric black, white, blue and red enamel rings, the exterior ring of white enamel with