Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, V Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 23 September 1818 by

Instituted 23 September 1818 by King Wilhelm I

ultramarine blue dimpled exterior

with a machine-embroidered tropical eagle in grey on a brown backing stitched in place over the crown

The early scabbard is the finely-detailed type with hand detailed beveled bands

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, V Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted 23 September 1818 by(Kinshi kunsho). Instituted in 1890. Three piece construction, in silver with red, yellow, white, green, violet, light blue and dark blue enamels, measuring 46. 3 mm (w) x 49. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Golden Kite was an order of the Empire of Japan, established on February 12, 1890 by Emperor Meiji "in commemoration of