rising sun order award document

  1. 1st class Order of the Rising Sun awarded to General Colin Powell in 1991

    Interesting awarding. Case size 250 x 130 x 70 mm. Awarded on November 15, 1991. Rising Sun order No. 10 806 awarded to a foreigner.
  2. 5th class Rising Sun order awarded in 1884 to a Foreigner

    5th class Rising Sun order awarded with a case for foreigners https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-the-rising-sun-in-cases-for-foreigners.23184 Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 67 × 46 mm. Weight 34.55 g. Document issued on June 3, 1884 to a Secretary Assessor /unfortunately name is barely...
  3. 2nd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1883 to Admiral Henri Adrien Barthélemy Louis Rieunier

    Awarded on October 20, 1883. Rising Sun order No. 507 awarded to a foreigner. Early Meiji breast star on pristine condition. Award document.
  4. 1st class Rising Sun order awarded in 2019 to General Robert Blake Neller

    One of the very first awardings of Reiwa era. General Robert Blake Neller, the former Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, was awarded with 1st class Rising Sun order on November 3, 2019. Rising Sun order No.14063 awarded to a foreigner. Document hand-signed by Emperor Naruhito. Mr. Hideo...
  5. 6th class Rising Sun order awarded in 1995

    Note how high is the center medallion raised. Typical (and stable) feature of late Showa/early Heisei post-war orders from pre-2003 time period. Awarded on April 29, 1995 to 夏目仁 - Natsume Hitoshi (or Jin or Masashi). Watermark.
  6. 3rd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1940 to Kazunari Funabashi

    Classical full set awarded on April 29, 1940 (standard date for China Incident awards). Full and reduced ribbons. Button rosette. Case has silver kanji https://asiamedals.info/threads/silver-kanji-vs-gold-kanji-lettering-on-the-lids-of-the-japanese-order-cases.26112 Original...
  7. 3rd class Rising Sun order awarded in 1979 to Mexican Diplomat Carlos Antonio Bado López

    Awarded on April 24, 1979. Rising Sun order No. 9 822 issued to a foreigner. Typical neck badge from late 1970s/early 1980s.
  8. 4th class Rising Sun order awarded in 1970

    Model post war set from 1970. Awarded to 並川清忠 - Namikawa Kiyotada on April 29, 1970. Details. Document.
  9. 6th class Golden Kite and 7th class Rising Sun orders posthumously awarded in 1938 to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda

    Both order were formally issued to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda /前田熊太/ on November 5, 1938 (date when he was KIA). In reality set was issued to his relatives somewhere around late 1939/early 1940.
  10. Documents for the Rising Sun orders of General Albert Alexander Vinzenz Freiherr von Margutti

    Albert Alexander Vinzenz Freiherr von Margutti (November 28, 1869 in Fiume ; January 3, 1940 in Vienna ) was a general in the Imperial Austro-Hungarian Army and a writer. Very rare group of three documents of the Rising Sun issued to a foreigner. 3rd class Rising Sun order awarded to him on...
  11. 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.
  12. 7th class Rising Sun Order marked 美 awarded in 1920 to Infantry Sergeant

    Classical WW1/Siberia Intervention awarding. Marked 美 for Shobido workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-on-japanese-orders-who-and-when.25816 Issued on November 1, 1920 to 呵部元信 - Kabu Motonobu
  13. 2nd class Rising Sun Order of Brigadier Général Jean Vidalon

    Rare document. Awarded on October 16, 1918. Document No. 5 251 Jean Vidalon (November 14, 1869 - December 27, 1959) graduated from the Military Academy in Saint-Cyr in 1890 and was appointed a lieutenant in the marines. Commander of the 63rd Infantry Division, 37th Infantry Division, 11th...
  14. 5th class Golden Kite and 6th class Rising Sun awarded to Army Infantry Lieutenant Kojiro Fuji in 1904 for the Battle of Nanshan

    Kite document No. 2554 awarded to Lieutenant Kojiro Fuji /藤幸次郎/ on May 26, 1904. Emperor Meiji signature.
  15. Award Documents of Vice-Admiral Iwao Hiraoka

    Vice-Admiral Hiraoka, Iwao / 平岡巌 海軍中将/ (March 10, 1886 - March 28, 1965) graduated from of Naval Engineer Academy (class 17th). He was promoted to vice-admiral on November 15, 1938. 2nd class Rising Sun order. Awarded on April 29, 1940 (standard date for the China Incident awards).
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