China, Republic. A Beiyang Government Wang Chengbin Merit Award, C.1924 Newly Listed aged 23 years

aged 23 years

The album is dated to Harburg (a borough of Hamburg) on March 31

A Gold Royal Order of St

and with light patina on the cross

Accompanied by a CD containing seventeen pages with copies of his Index Cards

China, Republic. A Beiyang Government Wang Chengbin Merit Award, C.1924 Newly Listed aged 23 yearsBeiyang Government. Instituted 1924. In silver gilt, consisting of 24 rays, obverse centre presenting the portrait of Wang Chengbin, a Manchu Chinese general (1874 1936), with red enamel surround presenting wheat stocks and laurels, reverse hand engraved with Chinese script (13 years of Repulic of China New years Day), measuring 58 mm (w) x 61. 2 mm (h inclusive of integral suspension), on original ribbon with hook and eye, very fine. This offering is