China, Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Viii Class Auction Archive An Austrian Silver Signum Laudis

An Austrian Silver Signum Laudis with Case by RUW - Silver Signum Laudis Award

German Cross in cloth once fixed to surface of lid

Leard received his medals

near extremely fine condition with light scuffing of the cover and light warping of the book’s body

the Canadian Engineers Training Depot

China, Occupied Manchukuo. An Order Of The Pillars Of The State, Viii Class Auction Archive An Austrian Silver Signum LaudisIn 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