Japanese Orders and Medals in Paper Wrappings

Exellent example of Golden Kite in mint condition with paper wrapper.

Obviously this Kite was never issued.

 

Another 3rd class Golden Kite order in near mint condition with a paper wrapper.

On the left one

金鵄 - Golden Kite
三級章 - 3rd Class Order
造幣局製 - Made by Mint

the other one reads

金鵄三級 - Golden Kite 3rd Class

 

Interesting post-war set with document.

8th class Rising Sun order was awarded on September 30, 1972.

Paper wrapper stamped

旭八

where

旭 for 旭日 - Rising Sun

八 for 8th Class

 

Another 3rd class Golden Kite in mint condition.

金鵄 - Golden Kite

三級章 - 3rd Class Order

造幣局製 - Made by Mint

 

3rd class Golden Kite in stone mint condition.

On the right

金鵄 - Golden Kite
三級章 - 3rd Class Order

ink stamp

金鵄三級 - Golden Kite 3rd Class

 

5th class Golden Kite order + 5th class Rising Sun order.
Both in paper wrappings. Both in mint condition.

 

4th class Rising Sun order.

 

Japanese Red Cross Society Medals in Paper Wrappings

日本赤十字社 - Japanese Red Cross Society 男 - Male 特別社員章 - Special Member /Employee/ Medal Aluminum medal from 1941+ time period.

asiamedals.info

 

KIA group.

 

Rare paper wrappings of Namikawa workshop from 1900s/1920s time period.

6th class Sacred Treasure order.


瑞寶 - Sacred Treasure

六等 - 6th class

大正十四年並河納 - 1925 Supplied by Namikawa

7th class Golden Kite order.

金鵄章 - Golden Kite Order

七級 - 7th class

 

Interesting post-war paper wrapper for the 5th class Sacred Treasure order.

瑞宝五等章 - Order of the Sacred Treasure Fifth Class

 

Another example of post-war paper wrapper for the 5th class Sacred Treasure order.

瑞宝五等章 - Order of the Sacred Treasure 5th Class

This time Sacred Treasure is "sick" https://asiamedals.info/threads/when-japanese-orders-are-getting-sick.12614

 

4th class Golden Kite order posthumously awarded to an Infantry Lieutenant in 1945

Interesting and rare late war awarding. 4th class Golden Kite order and 6th class Rising Sun order were formally awarded on January 23, 1945 /day of death in a combat/. Both were issued with paper wrappers https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-orders-and-medals-in-paper-wrappings.23074...

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Interesting post war (circa 1960s) variant of paper wrapper for the 6th class Sacred Treasure order /it was used by mistake for wrapping 6th class Rising Sun order/.

勲六等瑞寶章 - 6th class Sacred Treasure order.

 

Post war 3rd class Rising Sun order with original outer cardboard case.

勲章入 - Merit Order [Inside]

旭三 - 3rd Class Rising Sun

 

2nd class Sacred Treasure with a similar outer cardboard case.

勲章入 - Merit Order [Inside]

定例未伝達 - Non-scheduled Awarding (lit. non-regular delivery [of award], i.e. this 2nd class Sacred Treasure order is a post-war veteran award).

瑞二 - 2nd class Sacred Treasure Order

Exemplary breast star from late 1960s.

 

Cased post-war 4th class Rising Sun order with original post-war paper wrapper.

Wrapper inscription reads

旭日四等章 - 4th class Rising Sun order.

 

Salty paper wrapper for 8th class rising sun with a sticker with stamped kanji 六 - six.

 

Interesting customized case. Somebody took a standard paper wrapper for the 6th class Golden Kite order and pasted it over a cardboard case.

Order (as usual) is in mint condition.

 

Exemplary full set of 8th class Rising Sun order issued sometime around 1930s/early 1940s.

Case with a silver inscription + Mint paper wrapper + order marked with M /Osaka Mint mark/.