Japan, Empire. An Order of The Rising Sun, Third Class Commander’s Badge, c.1900 Auction Archive with blue ink stamp

with blue ink stamp

blue-grey wool base

weighs 149

with a date of “9 VI

John (silver with white enamels

Japan, Empire. An Order of The Rising Sun, Third Class Commander’s Badge, c.1900 Auction Archive with blue ink stamp(, Kyokujitsu sh) Institution Date: April 10, 1875 by Emperor Meiji. A Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class in silver with a red cabochon centerpiece and a white enamelled star, star is affixed to an enamelled Paulownia Flowers suspension consisting of three groupings of purple flowers with characters on the reverse, measures at 54mm (w) x 86mm (h to the top of the suspension), on period neck ribbon with clasp, extremely fine. Accompanied by