Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon In Case, C.1900 Auction Archive A Miniature India General Service

A Miniature India General Service Medal 1854-1895

the front had already collapsed

he was absorbed into the Canadian Garrison Artillery Reserve Battery

Both the top and bottom edges of the cap band are trimmed with lengths of white wool piping

This is a fine grouping of award documents

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon In Case, C.1900 Auction Archive A Miniature India General Service(). 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