China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, c.1944 Newly Listed Golden Merit Cross 1917-18 -

Golden Merit Cross 1917-18 - Cross in silver gilt

consisting of a circular ring surrounding a mobile swastika

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worn on a period five point ribbon with ribbon sewed into the top

A  very rare

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, c.1944 Newly Listed Golden Merit Cross 1917-18 -A fine example of a wartime Kuomintang (alternatively referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of olive drab coloured felt blend fabric with a raised peak, consisting of a smooth oversized crown that protrudes past the base of the cap, with two rivets mounted horizontally side by side for air ventilation, cap band that transitions into the crown is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed,