China, Republic. An Order Of The Striped Tiger, Iii Class Commander, C. 1915 Newly Listed Footnote: The 13th Waffen Mountain

Footnote: The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar was raised in France in 1943 and consisted mainly of Bosnian muslim Waffen-SS Officers and NCO’s

coat-of-arms of Franz Joseph I on the inside lid

the years left off

the obverse centre presents a shield bearing a skull and crossbones

China, Republic. An Order Of The Striped Tiger, Iii Class Commander, C. 1915 Newly Listed Footnote: The 13th Waffen Mountain(). (Wen Hu). Instituted by President Yuan Shih Kai on December 6, 1912. An unusually large III Class award, composed of silver with eight arms consisting of five rays representing the colours of the Chinese Republic, obverse centre with silver gilt sun burst displaying one silver star at 12 oclock denoting a third class award, central medallion displays a large enamelled tiger at centre on a green foreground with a light blue background, reverse