Chinese Red Cross Society Honorary Member's Order/中國紅十字會名譽會員章

Chinese Red Cross Society Honorary Member's Order was obviously modeled after the Japanese Red Cross Society Merit Order. Honorary members were required to donate more than 1,000 yuan in membership fees.​

1st "early" type.

1st variation.

Silver, enamel.
Size 43 mm.

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.

Reverse

名譽會員 - Honorary Member of Society

中國紅十字會 - Chinese Red Cross Society

 

Specimen in mint condition.

 

Cased full set with pin miniature.

中國紅十字會 - Chinese Red Cross Society

名譽會員章 - Honorary Member of Society Order

 

Second variation.

Order variation made by different workshop. Different stamp, different work of central medallions and different color of the ribbon.

 

General Yang Yide /楊以德; 1873-1944/ with his Red Cross Society honorary member's order of 1st type. Note that he is also wearing 3rd class Sacred Treasure order and commander cross of Belgium order of Leopold II.

 

2nd type.

1st variation marked 標準公司 /Standard Company/.

Silvered bronze, enamel.

Reverse marked

標準公司 - (an official) Standard Company (Firm)

中國紅十字會 - Chinese Red Cross Society

名譽會員 - Honorary Member of Society

 

2nd variation without mark 標準公司 /Standard Company/.

Different stamp.

Order of Blue Sky and White Sun No. 174 (and other awards) of General Jiang Dingwen

Very rare award (since 1929 only 210 orders were awarded). Republic of China's second highest military award awarded for "outstanding contributions to national security under foreign invasion" and is second only to the Order of National Glory. Reverse 青天白日勳章 - Order of Blue Sky and White...

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Another example of 2nd variation cross.

Silvered bronze, enamel.
Size 47.3 x 44.3 mm.

中國紅十字會 - Chinese Red Cross Society

名譽會員 - Honorary Member of Society