1st class rising sun order document

  1. 1st class Rising Sun order document issued in 1945 to Lieutenant General Masao Watanabe

    One the very last Rising Sun orders that were awarded before the capitulation of Japan. Rising Sun order No. 330 /note restarted numbering/ awarded on July 25, 1945 to Masao Watanabe /渡辺 正夫/. Hand-signed by the Emperor Hirohito. Original case.
  2. 1st class Rising Sun order awarded in 2019 to General Robert Blake Neller

    One of the very first awardings of Reiwa era. General Robert Blake Neller, the former Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, was awarded with 1st class Rising Sun order on November 3, 2019. Rising Sun order No.14063 awarded to a foreigner. Document hand-signed by Emperor Naruhito. Mr. Hideo...
  3. 1st class Rising Sun order document issued in 1904 to Jose Bataria de Freitas

    Rare 1st class document signed by Emperor Meiji and issued to a foreigner. Size 56 x 48 mm. Weight 106 g. Awarded on April 16, 1904 to Jose Bataria de Freitas /ジョゼバタリアデフレイタス/. Rising Sun order No. 2 820 issued to a foreigner. Emperor Meiji signature. Great Seal of Japan.
  4. 1st class Rising Sun order document issued in 1921 Jean Louis Barthou

    Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Rare 1st class Rising Sun document (unsigned by Emperor Taisho) issued to a foreigner. Rising Sun order No. 6 357 issued to大臣バルトーヲ- Minister Barutōwo Details.
  5. 1st class Rising Sun order document issued to Cabinet Minister Kawasaki Takukichi in 1934

    Takukichi Kawasaki /川崎卓吉, Kawasaki Takukichi, 8 March 1871 – 27 March 1936/ was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan. Emperor Hirohito signature. Issued on April 29, 1934. Original case.
  6. 1st class Rising Sun order document issued to Vice Admiral Hoshino Morikazu in 1940

    Awarded to to Vice Admiral Hoshino Morikazu on April 29, 1940 (standard date for the China Incident awarding). Hirohito signature and Great Seal of Japan. Case.
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