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  1. 4th class Order of Golden Kite awarded in 1906 to Major General Funabashi Yoshizo for the Russo-Japanese War

    Major General Funabashi Yoshizo bio https://asiamedals.info/threads/major-general-funabashi-yoshizo.26462/ His 3rd class Sacred Treasure https://asiamedals.info/threads/3rd-class-sacred-treasure-order-awarded-in-1914-to-major-general-funabashi-yoshizo.27372/ His 3rd class Order of the Striped...
  2. 4th class Golden Kite order with additional sticker on the case lid

    Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. 功四 - 4th class [Golden Kite order] 歩兵 - Infantry 中尉 - Lieutenant 牧野音藏 - Makino Otozo Such stickers are quite common on post-war awards, but are rarely seen on WWII order cases. 5th class Rising Sun that was awarded together with the...
  3. 7th class Golden Kite order awarded in 1906 to Army Infantry Superior Private Masuji Shintani for the Russo-Japanese War

    Useful time coordinate for this early variation of Golden Kite order. Awarded together with Rising Sun order on April 1, 1906 to 陸軍少兵上等兵 - Army Infantry Superior Private 新谷益治 - Shintani Masuji Russo-Japanese War Medal + Special Member's Japanese Red Cross Society Medal.
  4. 3rd class Order of Golden Kite type 1932

    Full set in mint condition.
  5. 3rd class Golden Kite order awarded posthumously for the 1938 Battle of Lake Khasan to Colonel Shizuo Hirahara

    Superb group of awards. Regarding Battle of Khasan see also https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-of-changkufeng-incident-battle-of-lake-khasan.15154/ 3rd class Golden Kite order posthumously awarded on Aiugust 7, 1938 to Major (posthumously promoted to Colonel) Shizuo Hirahara...
  6. Repaired Orders of the Golden Kite

    Unusual approach to ring refitting. Ribbon (looks like the ribbon pin was also repaired). Case.
  7. 2nd class Golden Kite orders from 1938-1942 time period/1938年〜1942年功二級金鵄勲章

    Between 1938 and 1942 (inclusively) 146 sets of 2nd class Golden Kite order were manufactured by Mint. Exact number of set that were issued with "silver kanjis" cases of pre-1942 type is not known.
  8. Burned and Destroyed Orders of the Golden Kite

    Related threads https://asiamedals.info/threads/burned-and-destroyed-orders-of-the-rising-sun.14872/ 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/
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