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  1. 6th class Rising Sun order document issued in 1878 to Infantry Second Lieutenant

    Exemplary early Meiji era 6th class document with the image of first type "hingeless" order. Awarded on August 28, 1878 to army infantry second lieutenant Ten'yū Katsuji /田勝二天祐/. Rising Sun order No. 1021. Details. Seals. Watermark.
  2. 3rd class Rising Sun order document signed by Emperor Taisho issued in 1920 to an American

    Rare document issued to a foreigner and hand-signed by Emperor Taisho. Awarded on April 16, 1920. To 亞米利加合衆國 - United States of America シ人イー、エム、ハアヲ - [unfortunately name is not recognizable/readable] Rising Sun order No. 5 519 issued to a foreigner. Seal and Emperor Taisho signature.
  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. 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...
  5. Order of Rising Sun of Unusual Work made by an Unknown Workshop

    Badge of interesting work. Could be European. Silver, enamel. Size 11 x 8 mm.
  6. 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.
  7. 3rd class Rising Sun Order awarded in 1984

    Typical badge from the mid-1980s. Awarded on November 3, 1984. Watermark.
  8. 5th class Golden Kite and 4th class Rising Sun orders awarded in 1906 to Army Infantry Major Nagoshi Gengorō for the Russo-Japanese War

    Awarded on April 1, 1906 to Army Infantry Major /陸軍歩兵少佐/ Gengoro Nagoshi /名越源五郎/. Document.
  9. Orders of Rising Sun with mark ナ

    About mark ナ https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-na-on-japanese-orders-and-medals-who-and-when.28707/ 2nd class full set. Badge. Breast star. '
  10. 5th class Rising Sun order marked with ナ awarded on September 18, 1920 to Captain Edmond G. Hodgkinson of Cheshire Regiment

    5th class Rising Sun order marked with ナ awarded on September 18, 1920 to Captain Edmond G. Hodgkinson who served with Cheshire Regiment. Rising Sun order No. 5640 issued to a foreigner. Naturally order was issued with the case for foreigners...
  11. 5th class Golden Kite and 5th class Rising Sun orders awarded in 1906 to Army Infantry Captain for the Russo-Japanese War

    Important time coordinate for this variation of Golden Kite order. Awarded on April 4, 1906. Typical repair https://asiamedals.info/threads/repaired-orders-of-the-golden-kites.23236/ Golden Kite order No. 41 812. Emperor Meiji signature.
  12. 1st class Rising Sun order posthumously awarded to Lieutenant-General Tomosaburō Shimada in 1973

    Interesting and rare post-war award. Lieutenant-General Shimada, Tomosaburō /島田朋三郎/ (12th of March 1882; 4th of September 1945). Promotions 1942-04-01 Major-General 1944-03-01 Lieutenant-General Service 1938-07-15 – 1939-09-12 Judge Advocate General, 4th Army 1939-09-12...
  13. 3rd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1979 to Mexican Diplomat Carlos Antonio Bado López

    Awarded on April 24, 1979. Rising Sun order No. 9 822 issued to a foreigner. Typical neck badge from late 1970s/early 1980s.
  14. 4th class Rising Sun order awarded in 1970

    Model post war set from 1970. Awarded to 並川清忠 - Namikawa Kiyotada on April 29, 1970. Details. Document.
  15. 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)...
  16. 6th Class Golden Kite and 7th class Rising Sun orders awarded in 1940 to Sergeant Major Soshichi Sagisaka

    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.
  17. 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.
  18. Documents for the Rising Sun orders of General Albert Alexander Vinzenz Freiherr von Margutti

    Albert Alexander Vinzenz Freiherr von Margutti (November 28, 1869 in Fiume ; January 3, 1940 in Vienna ) was a general in the Imperial Austro-Hungarian Army and a writer. Very rare group of three documents of the Rising Sun issued to a foreigner. 3rd class Rising Sun order awarded to him on...
  19. 3rd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1925 to Colonial Infantry Captain Louis Jeanbrau

    Awarded on September 14, 1925 to Louis Jeanbrau (1879-1946), colonial infantry officer, aide-de-camp to Albert Sarraut, then Governor General of Indochina. Rising Sun order No. 6680 awarded to a foreigner.
  20. 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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