China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Auction Archive 3 mm x 44 mm

3 mm x 44 mm

55 (w) x 40

War Merit Cross 2nd class with Swords

and in 1881 the reverse of the medal was changed to the same design as the one currently in use

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Auction Archive 3 mm x 44 mmA wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of khaki coloured woven cotton with a raised peak. The cap consists of a crown that features a supportive spring loaded wire ring that gives the crown its distinctive shape and traditional raised peak, with a cap band directly below. The cap band itself is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, khaki coloured cotton.