japanese awards and decorations

  1. 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.
  2. 2nd class Golden Kite orders from the 1942-1945 time period/1942年〜1945年功二級金鵄勲章

    Until 1942 full set of 2nd class Golden Kite order consisted of breast star and 3rd class neck badge of the order https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-class-golden-kite-orders-from-1938-1942-time-period.22887/. Imperial Rescript No. 656 on September 25, 1942 excluded 3th class badge and 2nd class...
  3. 1st class Sacred Treasure order awarded in 1986 to Frank Bradford Morse

    Set was awarded to Bradford F. Morse (former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme) on November 3, 1986. Badges is marked GK. "Trident" type breast star https://asiamedals.info/threads/trident-breast-stars-of-the-order-of-the-sacred-treasure.25703/ Original...
  4. American Medal Bars with Japanese Awards

    Medal bar that belong to Senior Master Sergeant John Wesley Cook, United States Air Force. It was put together after 1978 (year when he received Royal Life Saving Society Canada, Alberta and Territories Branch Silver Benefactor Medal). U.S.A., Air Force Commendation Medal, with two oak leaf...
  5. 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.
  6. Lieutenant General Gaishi Nagaoka/長岡外史 陸軍中将

    Gaishi Nagaoka (長岡 外史, May 13, 1858 - April 21 , 1933) Japanese air force commander and pioneer of aviation, whose mustache measured 20 inches from tip to tip, was born Suō Province in 1858. His father, San'emon Hori (堀 三右衛門, Hori Sanemon), was an adopted son of Nanyo Nagaoka (長岡 南陽, Nagaoka...
  7. 5th class Sacred Treasure order of "glued variation" awarded in 1979

    Awarded on May 21, 1979. Document for the new court rank (issued together with order). Order.
  8. 6th class Golden Kite and 7th class Rising Sun orders posthumously awarded in 1938 to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda

    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.
  9. 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.
  10. Silver Kanji vs. Gold Kanji: Lettering on the Lids of the Japanese Order Cases

    Formally silver kanji were introduced on December 28, 1937 by Ministry of Finance Ordinance No. 60 that prohibited the use (as wartime austerity measure) of gold in inscriptions, trademarks, etc. Excerpt from original ordinance. "... may no longer be produced ... 4. Gold letters, gold silk...
  11. Cases for Sacred Treasure Order with Atypical Style of Inscription

    These cases could easily be detected by atypically styled upper kanji 勲 - Merit. Comparison with a "typical" inscription for an "early" (1888-late 1930s) cases (on the example of 6th class cases). Comparison with a "typical" inscription for a "late" (late 1930s- 2003) cases...
  12. Orders of Sacred Treasure with mark 美 /made by Shobido workshop/

    About Shobido workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-on-japanese-orders-who-and-when.25816/ 1st class full set. Breast star. Original case.
  13. 1st class Order of the Sacred Treasure awarded to Paul Volcker in 1988

    This set was awarded to famous American economist Paul Adolph Volcker Jr. /September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019/ in November 1988. Paul Volcker served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987. He previously served as the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from...
  14. 1st class Sacred Treasure order awarded in 1964

    Exemplary full set from mid-1960s. Badge. Breast star. Details. Sash rosette. Miniature button rosette.
  15. Early 6th class order of Sacred Treasure without inscription on reverse

    Early Japanese-made specimen from approximately 1890s. No visible signs of kanji "Order of Merit" removal. At least judging from these photos.
  16. Comparative analysis of 8th class Orders of Sacred Treasure with mark 美

    Two 8th class orders made by Shobido workshop. Both marked with 美. https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-on-japanese-orders-who-and-when.25816/
  17. 2nd class Sacred Treasure order awarded in 1942 to Colonel Yoshida Shigehiko

    Posthumous awarding. Classical war-time 2nd class breast star. Unmarked. Original case with silver kanji. Post war document (issued around late 1960s). Dated on February 16, 1942 to 吉田 茂彦 - Yoshida Shigehiko.
  18. 8th class Sacred Treasure order with "Pink" ribbon awarded in 1917

    Exemplary documented set.
  19. 1st class Sacred Treasure order awarded in 1971 to German Diplomat Paul Frank

    Full set from collection of Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. About cavalier https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Frank_(Diplomat) Original document with official translation. Issued on September 21, 1971. It was 8655th Sacred Treasure order issued to foreigner.
  20. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1917 to Admiral William Oswald Story

    Currently in the collection of National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Badge. Breast star (note how deformed its rays). Gazetted on August 29, 1917.
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