China, Republic. A Beiyang Government Merit Medal, II Class Officer, c.1922 GTRexclude This fez was worn with

This fez was worn with the field gray uniform for combat operations

Wound badge in silver grade

including a modified Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with a II Class frame and core

the centre of the cap band features an additional insignia in the form of a black wool backer bearing a silver aluminum wire wreathed and cockade

China, Republic. A Beiyang Government Merit Medal, II Class Officer, c.1922 GTRexclude This fez was worn withInstituted in 1912. In silver with five white enamelled arms with blue bordering, red enamelled plum blossoms in each quadrant (The Plum Blossom is a Chinese iconography of strength), obverse centre with text in blue enamel (Republic of China), reverse plain with a single rivet, measuring 50. 3 mm (w) x 58. 9 mm (h inclusive of green leaves), on replacement yellow ribbon, ball finial at 9 oclock has been replaced, light enamel contact, very fine.