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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 7642936, member: 8363"]A rank badge is generally an 11" square, though this is not an absolute. In the front, each side is one half of the back badge and generally contains one half portion of the central figure. In the case below the two halves have been closely aligned, but you can see the separation.</p><p>The back badge would not have the slit. By the way, this is the ninth rank (lowest) civil servant - a fly catcher.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423606[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Qilin - the top military badge, you can see the split better.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]423607[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 7642936, member: 8363"]A rank badge is generally an 11" square, though this is not an absolute. In the front, each side is one half of the back badge and generally contains one half portion of the central figure. In the case below the two halves have been closely aligned, but you can see the separation. The back badge would not have the slit. By the way, this is the ninth rank (lowest) civil servant - a fly catcher. [ATTACH=full]423606[/ATTACH] This is a Qilin - the top military badge, you can see the split better. [ATTACH=full]423607[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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