Japan, Manchuko. An Order Of The Auspicious Clouds, VI Class Archive unmarked but likely of Bertrand

unmarked but likely of Bertrand manufacture

Pair of Puttes: in khaki web canvas

inscribed "Fondée en 1888 / Siège Social 1bis Rue Vaneau

the reverse presents four rivets and central engraved characters translating to “Order of Merit Decoration”

measuring 120 mm x 77 mm

Japan, Manchuko. An Order Of The Auspicious Clouds, VI Class Archive unmarked but likely of Bertrand(Ching Yun Chang). Instituted in 1934. In silver with red, white, yellow, blue and black enamels, the badge in the five colours of the Manchukuo national flag and thus representing the five races, designed with a yellow enamelled center encircled by a translucent red enameled ring, with four sets of three rays extending outward, consisting of a long white enamelled ray flanked by two shorter yellow enamelled rays, with a cloud in the Chinese classical