There were rules for wearing japanese awards and there were Japanese officers and soldiers who ignored these rules.
It is to them this thread is dedicated.
Rules for wearing japanese orders and medals.
If the clases of Japanese orders are equal (i.e. all orders are of the same class)
1. Order of the Golden Kite
2. Order of the Rising Sun
3. Order of the Sacred Treasure
4. Foreign orders
In case of inequality of classes orders are lined up according to the seniority of the class. Foreign orders are again placed after the Japanese ones.
Medals are worn after Japanese and foreign orders in the following order
1. Imperial Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal (1889)
2. 1874 Taiwan War Medal
3. 25th Wedding Anniversary Celebration Medal (1894)
4. 1894–95 Sino-Japanese War Medal
5. 1900 Boxer War Medal
6. 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War Medal
7. Crown Prince's Voyage to Korea Commemorative Medal (1909)
8. Korea Annexation Commemorative Medal (1912)
9. 1914-1915 War Medal*
10. Taisho Emperor Enthronement Commemorative Medal (1915)
11. 1914–1920 War Medal*
12. Allied First World War Victory Medal (1920)
13. Showa Emperor Enthronement Commemorative Medal (1928)
14. Imperial Capital Reconstruction Commemorative Medal (1930)
15. 1931–1934 Manchuria Incident War Medal
16. 1937–1945 China Incident War Medal
17. 2600th National Foundation Commemorative Medal (1940)
18. First National Census Medal (1920)
19. Korea National Census Medal (1930)**
20. Medals of Honor
21. Foreign Medals
22. Japanese Red Cross Order of Merit
23. Medals of the Japanese Red Cross Society
* Those who have been awarded with the 1914-1920 War Medal were not permitted to wear the 1914-5 War Medal.
** Those who have been awarded with the First National Census Medal (1920) could not received the Korea National Census Medal (1930).
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It is to them this thread is dedicated.
Rules for wearing japanese orders and medals.
If the clases of Japanese orders are equal (i.e. all orders are of the same class)
1. Order of the Golden Kite
2. Order of the Rising Sun
3. Order of the Sacred Treasure
4. Foreign orders
In case of inequality of classes orders are lined up according to the seniority of the class. Foreign orders are again placed after the Japanese ones.
Medals are worn after Japanese and foreign orders in the following order
1. Imperial Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal (1889)
2. 1874 Taiwan War Medal
3. 25th Wedding Anniversary Celebration Medal (1894)
4. 1894–95 Sino-Japanese War Medal
5. 1900 Boxer War Medal
6. 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War Medal
7. Crown Prince's Voyage to Korea Commemorative Medal (1909)
8. Korea Annexation Commemorative Medal (1912)
9. 1914-1915 War Medal*
10. Taisho Emperor Enthronement Commemorative Medal (1915)
11. 1914–1920 War Medal*
12. Allied First World War Victory Medal (1920)
13. Showa Emperor Enthronement Commemorative Medal (1928)
14. Imperial Capital Reconstruction Commemorative Medal (1930)
15. 1931–1934 Manchuria Incident War Medal
16. 1937–1945 China Incident War Medal
17. 2600th National Foundation Commemorative Medal (1940)
18. First National Census Medal (1920)
19. Korea National Census Medal (1930)**
20. Medals of Honor
21. Foreign Medals
22. Japanese Red Cross Order of Merit
23. Medals of the Japanese Red Cross Society
* Those who have been awarded with the 1914-1920 War Medal were not permitted to wear the 1914-5 War Medal.
** Those who have been awarded with the First National Census Medal (1920) could not received the Korea National Census Medal (1930).
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