Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Rising Sun, V Class, C.1935 Buy Now 30 mm (w) x 19

30 mm (w) x 19

he was wearing civilian clothes at the time - something for which he would have had any soldier under his command hanged on the spot

minor age-related discolouration

an Austro-German alliance badge

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Rising Sun, V Class, C.1935 Buy Now 30 mm (w) x 19(Kyokujitsu_sho). Instituted in 1875. In silver with white, green and violet enamels, red glass cabochon on both sides, a 3 5 3 configuration in the Paulonia flowers designating it as V class, measuring 46 mm (w) x 71 mm (h) inclusive of its Paulonia flowers and laterally pierced ball suspension, very light crazing evident in the white enamels on the centre ray at 12 o'clock on the obverse, otherwise the enamels are intact, original ribbon with hook