Early medal. Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Awarded on March 9, 1885 (medal was established in 1881, first medals were issued in 1882) to Nakamichi Daikichi /中道代吉/.
Very early case.
blue ribbon honor medal
blue ribbon medal of honor awarded in 1885
japanese blue ribbon honor medal
japanese blue ribbon medal of honor
japanese medal of honor
japanese medal of honour
藍綬褒章
4th class rising sun order awarded in 1970
4th class rising sun order from showa era
blue ribbon honor medal
blue ribbon honor medal awarded in 1958
japanese awards and decorations
japanese blue ribbon honor medal
rising sun order
rising sun order award document
勲四等旭日章
旭日章
藍綬褒章
About the collection
https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-golden-kite-from-the-collection-of-metropolitan-museum-of-art.10721
All medals are unissued (i.e. without engraved dates and names).
Red ribbon.
Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7.9 × 3.5 cm)
japanese award meda
japanese medal
japanese medal of honour
japanese medal on red ribbon
japanese medal on ribbon
medals of honor
meiji era
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紅綬褒章
紫綬褒章
紺綬褒章
緑綬褒章
藍綬褒章
黄綬褒章