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  1. Group of Documents with 7th class Golden Kite posthumously awarded in 1937

    Classical posthumous group of document issued to KIA participant of Chinese and Manchurian Incidents. 7th class Golden Kite, 7th class Rising Sun and Chinese Incident Medal all bear the same date - October 21, 1937 (day of the awardee death). Awarded to infantry superior private 北村家茂 -...
  2. 5th class Rising Sun order awarded to German Engineer G.A. Greeven in 1878

    Rare early awarding of foreigner. Almost certainly Hirata-made https://asiamedals.info/forums/rising-sun-orders-made-by-hirata-workshop.627/ badge. Photos courtesy of the owner. Details.
  3. 3rd class Rising Sun order awarded to Isaac Albert Mosse in 1890

    Isaac Albert Mosse (1 October 1846 – 31 May 1925) was born into a prominent Jewish family in Grätz, in Prussia's Grand Duchy of Posen. His father, Dr. Markus Mosse, was a noted physician, and the most distinguished of his six brothers was Rudolf Mosse. Mosse attended the gymnasiums in Lissa...
  4. 5th class Rising Sun orders made by Hirata workshop

    Full set. Original case. 平田彦四郎造 - made by Hikoshirō Hirata.
  5. European-made Replica of Paulownia Flowers Order from the collection of James Peterson

    Another european-made replica inside original case for foreigners. Order of Rising Sun of similar craftsmanship https://asiamedals.info/threads/french-made-orders-of-the-rising-sun.13454/#post-346255 Badge. Metal alloy, enamel. Size 77.24 x 109.88 mm (h - inclusive of suspension and...
  6. 5th class Golden Kite and 4th class Rising Sun orders awarded in 1906 to Major General Eitarō Ikeuchi for the Russo-Japanese War

    Exellent reference award group. 5th class Golden Kite order. Awarded on April 1, 1906 to Infantry Major /歩兵少佐/ Eitaro Ikeuchi /i池内英太郎/. Classical early order type that was awarded during 1895-1906 time period. It is also the most common type awarded for the Russo-Japanese War.
  7. Breast stars of the Rising Sun order made by Hirata workshop in 1875

    Silver, gilt, enamel. Photos courtesy of the owner. Hand engraved kanji. Unique fittings that was used only during 1875.
  8. 1st class of Rising Sun Order (and other decorations) of Amintore Fanfani

    https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amintore_Fanfani Miniatures and ribbon bars that belonged to his second wife https://asiamedals.info/threads/miniatures-and-ribbon-bar-of-maria-pia-fanfani.22906/ Silver, gilt, enamel. Badge size 114.5 x 76 mm. Breast star size 81 mm. Grand Cross set of the...
  9. Orders of the Rising Sun with mark ヒ

    About mark ヒ https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-hi-on-japanese-orders-and-medals-when-and-who.22787/ All known Japanese orders with mark ヒ https://asiamedals.info/threads/makers-marks-of-japanese-orders-and-medals.14996/#post-241599 8th class. Case. Another example.
  10. Orders of Rising Sun in Early Rounded Lacquer Cases

    Very distinctive type early cases. These were used for a short period of time approximately around 1885+ 6th class. Ribbon. Rosette.
  11. Orders of Rising Sun from the Collection of Iolani Palace

    5th class order of the Rising Sun awarded to Antone Rosa, a prominent member of the Hawaiian Kingdom's government, in 1884. Nice early badge. Most likely manufactured by the Hirata workshop.
  12. Database of Orders of Rising Sun from 1980s/1990s

    5th class marked "?0". Regarding two-letter marks https://asiamedals.info/threads/two-letter-and-letter-digit-marks-on-japanese-orders-and-medals.13720/ 5th class marked "GC".
  13. Non-standard 5th class Rising Sun order in Hirata workshop case

    Unusual order. Most likely it was made in France https://asiamedals.info/threads/french-made-orders-of-the-rising-sun.13454/#post-348598 Standard case for early orders made by Hirata workshop. 平田彦四郎造 - made by Hirata Hikoshiro.
  14. Orders of Rising Sun with mark M

    8th class marked with М from /approximately/ WW2 time period. Case with golden kanji. Mark. Rosette marked with ス. Another example. Mark. Full set with original paper wrapper from Mint. Cased set from approximately 1937 - 1943 time period.
  15. Orders of Rising Sun with ひ mark

    Very rare mark. 7th class from personal collection. Kana ひ reads exactly as ヒ Hi Only in hiragana it is written as ひ and in katakana as ヒ. Derived from the kanji 比. Are these two hallmarks related? Have they been used by the same manufacturer? So far there is no answer to these...
  16. Burned and Destroyed Orders of the Rising Sun

    See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/burned-and-destroyed-orders-of-the-golden-kites.22705/ 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/
  17. Orders of Rising Sun made by Godet, Berlin

    This Rising Sun order was privately commissioned by Paul Bartels sometime after 1908 (he was awarded in 1908). After his death, the order was kept by his famous son Hans Bartels (5 July 1910 – 31 July 1945) who was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the...
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