China, Republic. A Russian-Made Order Of The Double Dragon, Ii Class, Grade Two Neck Badge, C.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac consisting of a Cross Pattée

consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms and with a circular oak leaf wreath joining the quadrants

measuring 16 mm (w) x 27 mm (h)

while also taking the jobs that American draftees left behind

exhibiting overall surface wear and rust

China, Republic. A Russian-Made Order Of The Double Dragon, Ii Class, Grade Two Neck Badge, C.1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac consisting of a Cross Pattée(Shuang Lung Pao Hsing). Instituted in 1882. Type II (1900 1912), Multi piece construction, the insignia in silver, bearing a red jade stone placed within a silver setting in the centre, framed by twin dragons, with a red enamelled bead placed in the 12 o'clock position, the insignia mounted to a silver base with a convex reverse and incorporating five arms, with motifs that feature three peaks in silver with blue and green enamels placed between each