China, Republic. An Order Of The Striped Tiger, Iii Class Commander, C. 1915 Hold the maker’s initials “WC” on

the maker’s initials “WC” on the reverse side of the sword tip

"Defender of the Holy Sepulchre"

The ricasso is stamped with the logo of Solingen company Carl Eickhorn

South Africa on November 20

with a black-and-white photo of the bearer

China, Republic. An Order Of The Striped Tiger, Iii Class Commander, C. 1915 Hold the maker’s initials “WC” on(). (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