4th Class Japanese WWII Pu Yi Manchukuo Pillars of State Medal & Cigarette Pack

Description

THIS RARE ORIGINAL 4TH CLASS JAPANESE WWII MANCHUKUO (MANCHURIA) PILLARS OF STATE MEDAL COMES WITH
THE ROSETTE LAPEL PIN (WHICH IS ALMOST ALWAYS MISSING)
BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MEDAL IN OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION (HAS SOME SCRATCHES ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE MEDAL, SEE PICTURES)
ONLY AWARDED BETWEEN 1934 AND 1945
ALSO INCLUDED IS A VERY RARE ORIGINAL MANCHUKUO CIGARETTE PACK FROM WWII IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
THE CIGARETTE PACK IS EMPTY, NO CIGARETTES
GI BRING BACKS
THE MEDAL IS IN VERY NICE UNCLEANED CONDITION
ISSUED UNDER PUPPET EMPEROR PU YI (THE LAST EMPEROR OF CHINA INSTALLED AS EMPEROR OF MANCHUKUO BY THE JAPANESE DURING THE OCCUPATION)
THE MEDAL IS GOLD OVER SILVER (KNOWN AS VERMEIL) AND HAS TWO WHITE ENAMELED BARS ON THE RIBBON
THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO MAIN MEDALS AWARDED IN JAPANESE CONTROLLED MANCHURIA KNOWN AS MANCHUKUO DURING WWII
THE PILLARS OF STATE MEDAL WAS THE EQUIVALENT TO THE JAPANESE SACRED TREASURE MEDAL
, BUT IS MUCH MUCH RARER
THE MEDAL IS IN A REFITTED CASE FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD (BUT AT LEAST IT HAS A CASE AS THE CASE ALSO IS ALMOST ALWAYS MISSING)
THE BUY-IT-NOW PRICE IS FOR BOTH ITEMS
SEE PICTURES FOR BEST DESCRIPTIONS
WE ENDEAVOR TO PROVIDE AS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AS POSSIBLE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY
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