China, Republic. An Order Of The Striped Tiger, Iii Class Commander, C. 1915 Newly Listed coat-of-arms of Franz Joseph I

coat-of-arms of Franz Joseph I on the inside lid

the years left off

due to his close relations with president Paul von Hindenburg

60mm wing tip to wing tip

China, Republic. An Order Of The Striped Tiger, Iii Class Commander, C. 1915 Newly Listed coat-of-arms of Franz Joseph I(). (Wen Hu). Instituted by President Yuan Shih Kai on December 6, 1912. An unusually large III Class award, composed of silver with eight arms consisting of five rays representing the colours of the Chinese Republic, obverse centre with silver gilt sun burst displaying one silver star at 12 oclock denoting a third class award, central medallion displays a large enamelled tiger at centre on a green foreground with a light blue background, reverse