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Auction: 15038 - Banknotes, Bonds and Shares, Coins and Medals of South East Asia sale during the International Exhibition
Lot: 604

China, Republic, Order of the Brilliant Star, a fine-quality c.1960 Second Class set of Insignia, comprising:
a) Sash Badge, an eight-pointed gold star with smaller eight-pointed white enamel star on top, with dark blue enamel central medallion with white star in centre, the central medallion surrounded by a gold band with eight red enamel rays separated by smaller blue enamel rays, 74mm, gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered '652'
b) Star, a similar eight-pointed gold star with smaller eight-pointed white enamel star on top, with dark blue enamel central medallion with white star in centre, the central medallion surrounded by a gold band with eight red enamel rays separated by smaller blue enamel rays, 90mm, gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered '652', nearly extremely fine
Together with a full sash riband, miniature award, and lapel rosette, in fitted case of issue (2)

The Order of the Brilliant Star was instituted in February 1941 as an award for outstanding civil merit. It comes in nine classes.

Estimate
SG$5,000 to SG$7,000