China, Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Viii Class Newly Listed and order no

and order no

encompassed by an oak leaf wreath

with an inscription of “VERLEIHUNGSURKUNDE - IN ANERKENNUNG VORBILDLICHER LEISTUNG UND FÜHRUNG WÄHREN MEHR ALS ZWEI JÄHRIGEN EINSATZES IN NORWEGEN VERLEIHE ICH AN WERKMEISTER KLÄDEN MIT DIESER URKUNDE DAS WERFT-LEISTUNGSABZEICHEN” (“AWARD CERTIFICATE - IN RECOGNITION OF MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP IN NORWAY

An 1887 Army Temperance Association

W Behrbohm in New York

China, Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Viii Class Newly Listed and order noIn silver with yellow, black, white, blue and red enamels, measuring 40. 3 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), intact enamels, dark patina, missing its single clasp, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The actual medal for the 6th, 7th and 8th Classes are exactly the same. The difference is in the number of clasps each has: three on the 6th Class, two on the 7th Class and one on the 8th Class. There is a possibility that this could be a 6th of 7th Class award