Early medal. Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Awarded on March 9, 1885 (medal was established in 1881, first medals were issued in 1882) to Nakamichi Daikichi /中道代吉/.
Very early case.
blue ribbon honor medal
blue ribbon medalof honor awarded in 1885
japanese blue ribbon honor medaljapanese blue ribbon medalof honor
japanesemedalof honor
japanesemedalofhonour
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japanesemedalof honor
japanesemedalofhonourjapanese red ribbon medalof honor
japanese red ribbon medalofhonour
red ribbon medalof honor awarded in 1998
red ribbon medalofhonour awarded in 1998
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japanesemedalofhonourjapanesemedalon ribbon
red ribbon medalofhonour
red ribbon medalofhonour awarded in 1951
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About the collection
https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-golden-kite-from-the-collection-of-metropolitan-museum-of-art.10721
All medals are unissued (i.e. without engraved dates and names).
Red ribbon.
Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7.9 × 3.5 cm)
japanese award meda
japanesemedaljapanesemedalofhonourjapanesemedal on red ribbon
japanesemedal on ribbon
medals of honor
meiji era
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