2nd class rising sun order

  1. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded to Vice Admiral Courrejolles, Commander in-Chief of the French Squadron in China during Boxer Rebellion

    Full set with a case for foreigners https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-the-rising-sun-in-cases-for-foreigners.23184. Neck order. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 87 x 55 mm. Weight 47 g. Breast star. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 88 mm. Weight 73 g.
  2. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded to Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles

    2nd class set was awarded sometime around 1920. Photos courtesy of Alexey, S.P.B. On display at Bovington Tank Museum.
  3. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1883 to Admiral Henri Adrien Barthélemy Louis Rieunier

    Awarded on October 20, 1883. Rising Sun order No. 507 awarded to a foreigner. Early Meiji breast star on pristine condition. Award document.
  4. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1920 to Major General Funabashi Yoshizo

    Major General Funabashi Yoshizo bio https://asiamedals.info/threads/major-general-funabashi-yoshizo.26462/ His 3rd class Sacred Treasure https://asiamedals.info/threads/3rd...914-to-major-general-funabashi-yoshizo.27372/ His 4th class Golden Kite order...
  5. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1894 to Captain John Matthews James

    2nd class awarded on December 13, 1894 to Captain J. M. James for his services rendered to the Imperial Navy during the Japan-China War of 1894. Silver, gilt, enamel. Badge size 80 (including paulownia flower suspension) x 55 mm. Breast star size 90 mm. John Matthews James first sailed for...
  6. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1957 and 2nd class Sacred Treasure order awarded in 1941

    Very rare post war award (awarded before official "revival" of Japanese awarding system https://asiamedals.info/threads/regarding-postwar-revival-of-japanese-honors-system.15039/). This 2nd Rising Sun order was issued on September 21, 1957 (unfortunately the name of the awardee is not known)...
  7. 2nd class Rising Sun Order of Brigadier Général Jean Vidalon

    Rare document. Awarded on October 16, 1918. Document No. 5 251 Jean Vidalon (November 14, 1869 - December 27, 1959) graduated from the Military Academy in Saint-Cyr in 1890 and was appointed a lieutenant in the marines. Commander of the 63rd Infantry Division, 37th Infantry Division, 11th...
  8. 2nd class Rising Sun Order awaded in 1966 to Lord Hinton of Bankside

    Document dated October 14, 1966.
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