China, Republic. An Order of the Striped Tiger, VI Class Officer’s Badge Republic of with an enameled Spanish coat

with an enameled Spanish coat of arms beneath of the inscription AL MERITO EN EL SEGURO (To Insurance Merit)

A textbook example of a well preserved Iron Cross 1939 with pleasing patina

the naming in raised text on both

commonly known as the Teutonic Order

Grossadmiral Dönitz ordered Generaloberst Alfred Jodl to sign the German instruments of unconditional surrender in Rheims

China, Republic. An Order of the Striped Tiger, VI Class Officer’s Badge Republic of with an enameled Spanish coat(). (Tiown h xnzhng). Instituted in 1912. Three piece construction, in silver, illustrating a central striped tiger on light blue and green enamels field on the center medallion, mounted to an eight pointed star alternating between clusters of six silver gilt and six silver emanating rays, with a single star affixed to the star point at 12 o'clock designating the award as a VI Class Officer, all of which is mounted to an eight pointed star base, with