Japan, Empire. An Early & Rare Order Of The Golden Kite, Iii Class, In Case And Box, C. 1900 certificate_of_authenticity two piece construction

two piece construction

in all totalling seventy pounds

III Class Bronze Grade Medal

They had received some reinforcements

Japan, Empire. An Early & Rare Order Of The Golden Kite, Iii Class, In Case And Box, C. 1900 certificate_of_authenticity two piece construction(). Instituted February 12, 1890. A III Class Order of the Golden Kite with early eagle, the neck badge presents in silver gilt, an eight point red enamelled star with multiple smooth rays, superimposed on the obverse sits a blue enamelled golden kite with mustard yellow enamelled crossed swords with silver hilts atop the arms and a red flag at 3 and 9 oclock presenting heraldic mitsutomoe devices and a silver, green, purple and blue enamelled feature