Japan, Empire. An Order of The Rising Sun, Third Class Commander’s Badge, c.1900 Auction Archive Combat Zone

Combat Zone

with blue ink stamp

measuring 1

with a date of “9 VI

John (silver with white enamels

Japan, Empire. An Order of The Rising Sun, Third Class Commander’s Badge, c.1900 Auction Archive Combat Zone(, Kyokujitsu sh) Institution Date: April 10, 1875 by Emperor Meiji. A Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class in silver with a red cabochon centerpiece and a white enamelled star, star is affixed to an enamelled Paulownia Flowers suspension consisting of three groupings of purple flowers with characters on the reverse, measures at 54mm (w) x 86mm (h to the top of the suspension), on period neck ribbon with clasp, extremely fine. Accompanied by