Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon In Case, C.1900 Auction Archive This is a fine grouping

This is a fine grouping of award documents

It is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously the United States Air Force)

who arrived in October

Scattered chipping evident in the green enamels of the wreath on the reverse of the Badge and on the Breast Star

with a horizontal line embroidered into the top and bottom edges

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon In Case, C.1900 Auction Archive This is a fine grouping(). Instituted February 12, 1890. A rare and beautiful Grand Cordon Set of the Showa period, comprising a badge in silver gilt, an eight point red enamelled star with multiple smooth rays , superimposed on the obverse sits a blue enamelled golden kite with 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