Count Gotō Shinpei /後藤 新平, 24 July 1857 – 13 April 1929/ was a Japanese politician, physician and cabinet minister of the Taishō and early Shōwa period Empire of Japan. He served as the head of civilian affairs of Taiwan under Japanese rule, the first director of the South Manchuria Railway, the seventh mayor of Tokyo City, the first Chief Scout of Japan, the first Director-General of NHK, the third principal of Takushoku University, and in a number of cabinet posts. Gotō was one of the most important politicians and administrators in Japanese national government during a time of modernization and reform in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
He was awarded with White Eagle order in 1908 (permission to accept and wear was issued on September 14, 1908).
On January 31, 1906, Russian Imperial Kapitul signed first contract with the Eduard workshop for the manufacturing of Russian Imperial orders. Officially approved form for the breast stars had tented (шатровая) shape with sharp ends of rays (this form was new and slightly different from usual breast star that were manufactured by the previous Kapitul supplier - Keibel workshop). The tented form of the order stars lasted only for four years until February 4, 1910 when Kapitul sent a letter No. 142 to the Eduard workshop. The reason for the letter was the numerous complaints of the cavaliers about the need to change the shape of the rays of the order breast stars, which with their pointed ends spoiled clothes and sometimes even scratched their hands. Therefore Kapitul proposed to change the shape of the breast stars and make them with rounded rays. Firm "Eduard" agreed with the suggestion of Kapitul and subsequently began to produce breast stars from thicker silver plates (which increased the weight of the stars) and with rounded rays.
He was awarded with White Eagle order in 1908 (permission to accept and wear was issued on September 14, 1908).
On January 31, 1906, Russian Imperial Kapitul signed first contract with the Eduard workshop for the manufacturing of Russian Imperial orders. Officially approved form for the breast stars had tented (шатровая) shape with sharp ends of rays (this form was new and slightly different from usual breast star that were manufactured by the previous Kapitul supplier - Keibel workshop). The tented form of the order stars lasted only for four years until February 4, 1910 when Kapitul sent a letter No. 142 to the Eduard workshop. The reason for the letter was the numerous complaints of the cavaliers about the need to change the shape of the rays of the order breast stars, which with their pointed ends spoiled clothes and sometimes even scratched their hands. Therefore Kapitul proposed to change the shape of the breast stars and make them with rounded rays. Firm "Eduard" agreed with the suggestion of Kapitul and subsequently began to produce breast stars from thicker silver plates (which increased the weight of the stars) and with rounded rays.