Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, V. Class Buy Now Instituted on 20 May 1853

Instituted on 20 May 1853 by Prince Friedrich Günther

representing airplane engines

Early Senior RLB Officer’s Armband - approximately measures 42cm in length (stitched together at the ends)

one wreath depicting Max Immelmann and the other depicting Oswald Boelcke

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, V. Class Buy Now Instituted on 20 May 1853(Kyokujitsu sh). Instituted October 4th, 1875. Constructed of silver and gilded silver with white enamels in the shape of an eight pointed star with cleft endings, with clusters of three intermediate rays, the obverse centre exhibiting a beautiful glass cabochon in red colour, the reverse presenting a double sided design, suspended by a green and violet enamel imperial symbol of the Paulownia flowers, with Japanese lettering on the reverse standing