Combined Button Rosettes for Orders/二種以上ノ略綬ヲ合併シタ

These curiosities were introduced (together with miniatures) on February 12, 1889.





Close-ups.



Later additions.

Combined bow rosettes (the way to merge 4 different ribbons, 3 different ribbons and 2 different ribbons).

 

This rosette was made after 1936.





Original case bears stamps

金四 = 4th class Golden Kite order (金 for 金鵄勲章)

瑞三 = 3rd class Sacred Treasure order (瑞 for 瑞宝章)

旭三 = 3rd class Rising Sun order (旭 for 旭日章)

 

Combined Rosette from Meiji/Taisho Era.
Rusing Sun + Sacred Treasure.

 

5th class Sacred Treasure + 6th class Rising Sun.
Somewhere around 1930s.

Thanks to the original case we know that this rosette was made by Tokyo workshop Sugimura

杉村謹製 - made by Sugimura

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Case inscribed

瑞一 = 1st class sacred treasure order

旭三 = 3rd class rising sun order

 

Later rosette.
5th classes.

 

3rd class Rising Sun + 3rd class Sacred Treasure

 

Most likely after war rosette.
6th class Rising Sun + 3rd class Sacred Treasure.

 

Kite + Sun + Treasure.
5th/6th classes.

 

3rd/2nd Kite + 3rd/2nd Sun.

 

Sacred Treasure + Red Cross.

 

Sacred Treasure combined with two foreign awards.

Royal Victorian Order/Medal + Romanian Order of the Crown.





Case.

 

3rd class Sacred treasure + Romanian Order of the Crown.

 

Perfect symmetry.
8th class Rising Sun + 7th class Golden Kite.
This rosette was made between 1921 and 1936.

 

 

 

3rd classe but which one ...

 

 

Rare combination of 3rd class Sacred Treasure with 5th class Kite and Sun.