金鵄勲章

  1. 3rd class Golden Kite order awarded in 1906 to Colonel Torazo Kawasaki for the Russo-Japanese War

    Early classical Meiji era badge. Case. Document. Hand-signed by Emperor Meiji. Issued to the colonel Torazo Kawasaki /川崎寅三/ commander of the 30th Infantry Regiment https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/歩兵第30連隊 Document No. 41 795. Colonel Torazo Kawasaki. 30th Infantry Regimental...
  2. 7th class Golden Kite and 7th class Rising Sun orders awarded in 1904 for the Battle of the Yellow Sea

    Reference set of awards issued to the participant of the Russo-Japanese War. Classical early "triangle wing" variation of kite. Issued on September 14, 1904 to 海軍二等機關兵曹 - Navy Machinist's Mate 2nd Class 佐藤助作 - Satō Sukesaku (or Sukedzukuri). Most likely Kite was issued for the Battle of...
  3. 4th class Golden Kite order awarded to the Lieutenant-commander in 1940

    Full set. Original case. Miniature rosette. Document issued on April 29, 1940. Document No. 266 063. Thanks to original payment document (for 4000 yens) we know that cavalier hold rank of Lieutenant-commander /海軍少佐/.
  4. 6th class Golden Kite order marked M awarded in 1938

    issued on August 4, 1938. Document No. 171 552.
  5. 1st class Golden Kite order "Straight from the Mint"

    Classical set from Showa era. Badge and breast star. Original short article. Source.
  6. 5th Class Golden Kite Order issued in 1941 to the Infantry First Lieutenant

    Etalon specimen. Original case. Inscription in silver kanji. Issued on May 16, 1941 to the Infantry First Lieutenant 小室武 - Takeshi Komuro. Details. Watermark.
  7. 5th class Golden Kite order awarded for the Siege of Port Arthur

    Rare early Russo-Japanese War awarding with rare type of Kite. It is known that the same variation was issued in 1905 for the Battle of Tsushima. Judging by the condition of the badge this could be a posthumous award. Issued on November 28, 1904. 5 722 Kite that was issued since the...
  8. 4th Class Golden Kite Order awarded on November 5, 1944

    Rare actually issued late war 4th class order of Golden Kite with original document. Issued on November 5, 1944. Document No. 473 107.
  9. 5th class Golden Kite Order for Russo-Japanese War to Naval Surgeon

    Classical early type. Birdy. Original case.
  10. 2nd class Golden Kite awarded to Admiral Kabayama Sukenori in 1895

    https://asiamedals.info/threads/admiral-kabayama-sukenori.23107/ He received this set on August 5, 1895.
  11. Repaired Orders of the Golden Kite

    Unusual approach to ring refitting. Ribbon (looks like the ribbon pin was also repaired). Case.
  12. 2nd class Golden Kite orders from 1938-1942 time period/1938年〜1942年功二級金鵄勲章

    Between 1938 and 1942 (inclusively) 146 sets of 2nd class Golden Kite order were manufactured by Mint. Exact number of set that were issued with "silver kanjis" cases of pre-1942 type is not known.
  13. 1st Class Golden Kite orders from the Meiji Era/明治時代功一級金鵄勲章

    1st class badge from Meiji epoch. Height 94 mm. Width 76 mm. Weight 77.6 g. Details.
  14. Burned and Destroyed Orders of the Golden Kite

    Related threads https://asiamedals.info/threads/burned-and-destroyed-orders-of-the-rising-sun.14872/ https://asiamedals.info/threads/burned-and-destroyed-orders-of-the-paulownia-flowers.19460/ https://asiamedals.info/threads/burned-and-destroyed-orders-of-the-auspicious-clouds.22440/
  15. 7th class Golden Kite Order awarded in 1895 for the First Sino-Japanese War

    Rare early full set.
  16. 5th class Golden Kite Order to the 3rd class Army Paymaster for the Russo-Japanese War

    Classical type that was awarded during R-J. Case.
  17. 1st Class Golden Kite orders from the Showa epoch/昭和時代功一級金鵄勲章

    Badge. Breast star.
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