Chinese order awarded to Admiral of the Fleet, Earl David Beatty, GCB in 1920. Badge: Eight-pointed gold star on which is superimposed a cross patonce of twelve points in gold, enamelled red with yellow borders. In the centre on a white enamel field, five green and gold ears of wheat set in a circular pattern around a central ruby and encircled by a yellow band in which are set seventeen small rubies. Reverse: Chinese inscription. Suspended by a green and yellow enamelled wreath from a sash of red ribbon edged with yellow.
According to Chinese sources, the ‘Order of Golden Grain’ was established in 1916 by the Nationalist Government in Beijing.