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  1. 4th class Golden Kite order posthumously awarded to an Infantry Lieutenant in 1945

    Interesting and rare late war awarding. 4th class Golden Kite order and 6th class Rising Sun order were formally awarded on January 23, 1945 /day of death in a combat/. Both were issued with paper wrappers https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-orders-and-medals-in-paper-wrappings.23074...
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  2. 7th class Golden Kite order document issued in 1941 to Yasuo Shimada for the Great East Asia War

    Document was issued on September 29, 1941 to Yasuo Shimada /島田康男/. Almost certainly this is a posthumous awarding. Golden Kite order document No. 311 209.
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  3. 5th class Golden Kite order document issued in 1915 to Majima Takamatsu for the Siege of Tsingtao

    Rare document from my personal collection. Document was issued on November 7, 1915 to 眞島孝松 - Majima Takamatsu /he was also awarded with a 5th class Rising Sun order/. Golden Kite order No. 113 405. The siege of Tsingtao /Belagerung von Tsingtau; 青島の戦い/ was the attack on the German port of...
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    • 5th class golden kite order awarded in 1915 5th class golden kite order document from 1915 golden kite order certificate golden kite order document golden kite order for the siege of tsingtao japanese military order of golden kite kinshi kunshō order of the golden kite siege of tsingtao award tsingtao siege victory award 功五級金鵄勲章 金鵄勲章
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  4. 6th class Golden Kite order document issued in 1901 to an Army Infantry Sergeant Major for the suppression of Boxer Rebellion

    This rare document was issued to an unknown Sergeant Major on October 1, 1901. Golden Kite order No. 2 296.
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    • 6th class golden kite order awarded in 1901 6th class golden kite order document boxer rebellion suppression award golden kite order document issued in 1901 golden kite order for the boxer rebellion kinshi kunshō order of the golden kite order of the golden kite 6th class 功六級金鵄勲章 金鵄勲章
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  5. 7th class Order of Golden Kite posthumously awarded in 1938 to Army Infantry Superior Private Hirota Hisashi

    Full set with lifetime annual payment certificate. Classical Mint-made Golden Kite order. Case with golden kanjis. Original case. Order of Golden Kite document No. 178 338 issued on May 10, 1938 (date of death in a combat) to 陸軍步兵上等兵 - Army Infantry Superior Private 廣田久 - Hirota...
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  6. 7th class Golden Kite order awarded in 1906 to Army 1st Class Artilleryman Hashimoto Yoshizō for the Russo-Japanese War

    Not that common variation of 7th class Golden Kite order. Golden Kite order No. 10 112 awarded on April 1, 1906 to 砲兵一等橋本好造 - 1st Class Artilleryman Hashimoto Yoshizō.
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  7. 7th class Golden Kite order marked M posthumously awarded in 1934 to Army Private First Class for the Manchurian Incident

    Classical posthumous award group with early M-marked Japanese Mint-made order of the Golden Kite and order of Auspicious Clouds. Kite No. 121 935 was awarded on October 14, 1932 (date of death in a combat). Order and document were actually issued around in 1934. Case. Miniature...
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  8. 6th class Golden Kite order awarded in 1906 to Army Infantry Sergeant Saburō Nagasawa for the Russo-Japanese War

    Exemplary group with not that common early variation of Golden Kite order. Original case. Document issued on April 1, 1906 Army Infantry Sergeant /陸軍步兵軍曹/ Saburō Nagasawa /長澤三郎/. Golden Kite order No. 86 440.
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    • 6th class golden kite order 6th class golden kite order awarded in 1906 6th class golden kite order document 7th class rising sun order awarded in 1906 golden kite order awarded for russo-japanese war japanese military order of golden kite kinshi kunshō order of the golden kite 金鵄勲章
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  9. 4th class Golden Kite and 5th class Rising Sun Orders posthumously awarded in 1938 to Japanese Ace Ryohei Ushioda

    Early China Incident posthumous awarding. Ryohei Ushioda /潮田良平/ was one of so-called "Four Kings" of the Japanese military aviation, the "Treasure of Air Combat" with a record of six downed aircrafts. He was also known under the nickname "Red Samurai". Source. 4th class Golden Kite order...
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    • 4th class golden kite of ryohei ushioda 4th class golden kite order 4th class golden kite order awarded in 1938 5th class rising sun order 5th class rising sun order awarded in 1938 golden kite order award document japanese ace ryohei ushioda kinshi kunshō order of the golden kite ryohei ushioda awards ryohei ushioda's a5m2 功四級金鵄勲章 潮田良平 金鵄勲章 金鵄勲章潮田良平
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  10. 7th class Golden Kite order awarded in 1895 to Naval Engine Engineer Seisaku Murai for the First Sino-Japanese War

    Golden Kite order of "triangle wing" variation. Golden Kite No.1459 awarded on 28.11.1895 to 海軍機関師 - Naval Engine Engineer 村井精作 - Seisaku Murai Original case. Order payment certificate.
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    • 7th class golden kite order awarded in 1895 7th class golden kite order meiji era golden kite order award document golden kite order awarded for 1894-95 war japanese military order of golden kite kinshi kunshō order of the golden kite order of the golden kite 7th class 功七級金鵄勲章 金鵄勲章
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  11. 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...
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  12. 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.
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  13. 3rd class Order of Golden Kite type 1932

    Full set in mint condition.
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  14. 5th class Golden Kite and 5th class Rising Sun orders awarded in 1906 to Army Infantry Captain for the Russo-Japanese War

    Important time coordinate for this variation of Golden Kite order. Awarded on April 4, 1906. Typical repair https://asiamedals.info/threads/repaired-orders-of-the-golden-kites.23236/ Golden Kite order No. 41 812. Emperor Meiji signature.
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  15. 2nd class Order of Golden Kite awarded to General Hideki Tojo

    https://asiamedals.info/threads/general-hideki-tojo.24665 Awarded on April 29, 1940. To 東條英機 - Hideki Tojo
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  16. 4th class Golden Kite order awarded to the Lieutenant-commander in 1940

    Full set. Original case. Miniature rosette. Document issued on April 29, 1940. Document No. 266 063. Thanks to original payment document (for 4000 yens) we know that cavalier hold rank of Lieutenant-commander /海軍少佐/.
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  17. 4th Class Golden Kite Order awarded on November 5, 1944

    Rare actually issued late war 4th class order of Golden Kite with original document. Issued on November 5, 1944. Document No. 473 107.
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  18. Statistical description of the Order of the Golden Kite

    Date/Number of the document 12.10.1895 - 216 18.10.1895 - 334/363 31.10.1895 - 748/808 11.11.1895 - 982 18.11.1895 - 1 160/1 270 28.11.1895 - 1 458/1 459 14.12.1895 - 1 667 25.05.1896 - 1 971/1 989 30.06.1896 - 2 168 01.10.1901 - 2 296 26.05.1904 - 2 554/2 593 10.08.1904 - 2 896 15.08.1904 - 7...

  19. Burned and Destroyed Orders of the Golden Kite

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  20. 1st Class Golden Kite orders from the Showa epoch/昭和時代功一級金鵄勲章

    Badge. Breast star.
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