order of the rising sun from meiji era

  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. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded to Vice Admiral Courrejolles, Commander in-Chief of the French Squadron in China during Boxer Rebellion

    Full set with a case for foreigners https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-the-rising-sun-in-cases-for-foreigners.23184. Neck order. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 87 x 55 mm. Weight 47 g. Breast star. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 88 mm. Weight 73 g.
  3. 5th class Order of Golden Kite and 6th class Order of the Rising Sun posthumously awarded in 1905 to Army Second Lieutenant for the Battle of Mukden

    Exemplary posthumously group for the Battle of Mukden. The Battle of Mukden /奉天会戦 - Hōten Kaisen/ one of the largest land battles to be fought before World War I and the last and the most decisive major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, was fought from 20 February to 10 March 1905 between...
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