Exemplary group with not that common early variation of Golden Kite order.
Original case.
Document issued on April 1, 1906 Army Infantry Sergeant /陸軍步兵軍曹/ Saburō Nagasawa /長澤三郎/.
Golden Kite order No. 86 440.
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7th class rising sun order awarded in 1906
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金鵄勲章
Awarded in April 29, 1940 (China Incident). Golden Kite No. 287 434. Most likely posthumously awarding (see for comparison https://asiamedals.info/threads/6th-class-golden-kite-and-7th-class-rising-sun-orders-awarded-in-1940-to-sergeant-major-soshichi-sagisaka.26113/).
Case has golden kanji...
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功六級金鵄勲章
金鵄勲章
Both order were formally issued to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda /前田熊太/ on November 5, 1938 (date when he was KIA). In reality set was issued to his relatives somewhere around late 1939/early 1940.
6thclassgoldenkite awarded in 1938
6thclassgoldenkiteorder
7th class rising sun order awarded in 1938
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功七級金鵄勲章
金鵄勲章
Non-posthumous lifetime China Incident awarding.
Both orders and China Incident medal issued on the same date (April 29, 1940) to Army Sergeant Major Soshichi Sagisaka /鷺坂宗七/.
6th class Golden Kite order.
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7th class rising sun order
7th class rising sun order awarded in 1940
china incident awards
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japanese award document
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japanese military award groups
japanese military order of goldenkite
rising sun order awarded for china incident
功七級金鵄勲章
勲七等青色桐葉章
旭日章
金鵄勲章