Japan, Manchuko. An Order of The Pillars of the State, II Class Grand Officer Province of China Stamped onto the crown is

Stamped onto the crown is a black ink maker’s mark of “KORN” for the firm of J

meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes

Q731" with an under rule

the reverse marked with six-pointed star indicating gilded bronze construction (typical of WW1 produced awards)

Japan, Manchuko. An Order of The Pillars of the State, II Class Grand Officer Province of China Stamped onto the crown is(( ) Instituted September 14th, 1936 by Emperor Kang Teh. Manchukuo Empire (1936 1945 issued). Like the Oriental architectural style used in palace and temples, a four armed silver medal consisting of four stylized pillars in dark patina meeting at the centre, the quadrants featuring four diagonal lines ending in enameled white pearls, each line flanked by two additional further white pearls the obverse centre embellishing by an enameled white, red,