Japan, Manchukuo. An Order of the Auspicious Clouds, I Class Set in Case GTRexclude with a hollow crown and

with a hollow crown and suspension loop

1941 and signed in blue ink by the Leader of the 13th Convoy of SS Supply Leader 5

Nova Scotia on August 15

the Military Cross

In their book Famous Bands of the British Empire

Japan, Manchukuo. An Order of the Auspicious Clouds, I Class Set in Case GTRexclude with a hollow crown and(Ta Hsan Wei Lan Hua Chang). Instituted on March 1 1934 by Emperor Kang Teh of Machuria. A beautiful and rare set of the Order of the Auspicious Clouds, presenting a sash badge in silver gilt, a four point star with clusters of three rays, the central enamelled in white with each flanking ray in yellow, between each cluster of rays sits a blue enamelled cloud and the space below enamelled in black, the obverse medallion with a central yellow field