japanese order of rising sun

  1. Meiji Era 4th class Rising Sun order with a Curved Clutch Fork

    Rare specimen from a personal collection. Awarded to an unknown French cavalier sometime before 1886. Note unusual (most likely French-made) ribbon rosette. Original Japanese-made ribbon was originally issued without rosette since rosette would be introduced by the Imperial Decoration Bureau...
  2. 4th class Rising Sun order awarded in 1999

    One of the last 4th class Rising Sun orders of pre-2003 type. Original case.
  3. Classroom Demonstration Set of Japanese Orders

    Set of replicas that could be created for use in Japanese schools.
  4. 3rd class Rising Sun Order awarded in 1984

    Typical badge from the mid-1980s. Awarded on November 3, 1984. Watermark.
  5. Captured Rising Suns: Allied Soldiers "Bringbacks"

    See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/captured-kites-allied-soldiers-bringbacks.11884/ Certificate of private ownership of souvenirs dated 15 June 1945 and named to PFC George L. Norton. Order of Rising Sun 6th class was awarded on April 29, 1940 (standard date for the China Incident...
  6. 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.
  7. Japanese Orders on European Ribbons

    4th class Sacred Treasure order with french made replacement ribbon.
  8. 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...
  9. 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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