Cases for Sacred Treasure Order with Atypical Style of Inscription

These cases could easily be detected by atypically styled upper kanji 勲 - Merit.

Comparison with a "typical" inscription for "early" (1888-late 1930s) cases (on the example of 6th class cases).

Comparison with "typical" inscription for "late" (late 1930s- 2003) cases.

Currently known time period for cases with such "atypical" inscriptions late 1930s-early 1950s.

 

6th class Sacred Treasure order marked M https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-m-on-japanese-orders-and-medals-who-and-when.14818/

 

Another example of 6th class.

 

3rd class case with silver kanji marked M.

 

Very rare (awarded before official "revival" of Japanese awarding system https://asiamedals.info/threads/regarding-postwar-revival-of-japanese-honors-system.15039/) documented 3rd class order of Sacred Treasure issued in 1956 to USN Captain Leon Joseph Barbeau /海軍大佐 レオンジヨセフバーボー/.

Case (note that case still has silver kanji).

Document issued on January 27, 1956.
Sacred Treasure order No. 7 245 issued to a foreigner.

 

Another 3rd class set from 1938-1943 time period.
Once again order marked with M.

 

Another example of 3rd class Sacred Treasure with mark M. This time case has golden kanjis.

 

Unmarked 3rd class Sacred Treasure + case with golden kanjis.