Japanese Medal Bars with an Unusual Combination of Order Classes

Unidentified captain from 34th Infantry Regiment.

4th class Sacred Treasure order, 6th/7th Golden Kite order and only 7th class Rising Sun order.

 

Second lieutenant with 7th/8th class Sacred Treasure order.

 

Major General Tajima Eijirō with 5th class Rising Sun order https://asiamedals.info/threads/lieutenant-genera-tajima-eijiro.27667/

 

Lieutenant with 6th class Rising Sun order, 7th class Golden Kite Order and 7th/8th class Sacred Treasure order.

Note at the end of his medal bar a rare Mengjiang Autonomous Government National Foundation Merit Medal /a.k.a. "Herder"/ https://asiamedals.info/threads/men...rnment-national-foundation-merit-medal.24586/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/jap...ngolia-national-foundation-merit-medal.23840/.

 

Lieutenant colonel with only one order - 3rd class Sacred Treasure.

 

Saito Makoto was awarded with 4th class Sacred Treasure order on June 20, 1899. This will be the highest class of this order that he had until the day of his death.

Admiral Saitō Makoto/斎藤実 海軍大将

Saitō Makoto /斎藤 実; 27 October 1858 – 26 February 1936/ was a Japanese naval officer and politician. Upon distinguishing himself during his command of two cruisers in the First Sino-Japanese War, Saitō rose rapidly to the rank of rear admiral by 1900. He was promoted to vice admiral during the...

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Captain without a single order.

 

Manchurian Incident veteran with 6th/5th class Rising Sun order and 7th/8th class Sacred Treasure order.

 

Officers of 22nd regiment.

On the left: 6/7 class Golden Kite order and 4th class Rising Sun order.
On the right: only one 5th/6th class Sacred Treasure order for 20+ years of service.

 

Lieutenant without a single order. Only two medals: 1928 Showa Enthronement commemorative medal and Manchurian Incident commemorative medal.