Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Star Auction The crown’s interior wire reinforcement

The crown’s interior wire reinforcement has been removed

this was highest Prussian bravery award for enlisted soldiers and NCO’s and only about 1350 Crosses awarded during 1914-18 period

(Azad Hind Ordensmedaille mit Schwertern)

Over the course of these five days of air battles

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Star Auction The crown’s interior wire reinforcement(). Instituted February 12 1890. In silver, an eight point star of alternating clusters of three yellow enamelled rays with silver borders and five red enamelled rays with silver gilt borders, 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 and a silver, green, purple and blue enamelled feature superimposed on the kite, surmounted by a