Order of the White Falcon/白鹰勳章

Established on December 6, 1912 in nine classes.
Awarded to Army and Navy officers and soldiers for the special merits.
1st and 2nd classes were awarded to high-ranking officers.
3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes were awarded to middle and lower-ranking officers (including NCOs and officer candidates).
7th, 8th and 9th classes were awarded to privates.

1st class/一等白鹰勳章

Badge.

Breast star.

Case and sash.

 

 

2nd class/二等白鹰勳章

 

3rd class/三等白鹰勳章

4th class/四等白鹰勳章

7th class/七等白鹰勳章

 

Interesting specimen with unusual suspension and eagles.
Currently in the museum collection in Taipei.

Badge.

Breast star.

 

General Cao Kun with his 2nd class breast star.

One of the very first awardings.
According to original document he received it on December 28, 1912.

 

General Wang Zhanyuan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhanyuan with 3rd class neck badge.

 

2nd class set that was sold at Christie's in January 1970.

Badge (note that it has same features as set from the Taipei museum https://asiamedals.info/threads/order-of-the-white-falcon.23624/#post-348874).
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 75 x 59 mm.

Breast star.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 81 mm.

 

FAKES.

1st class fake breast star.

Somebody put a lot of work into into this birdy.

 

Fake 2nd class breast star from the same manufacturer.

 

Fake 2nd class breast star from the same "vintage".