Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Star Auction with central raised monogram of

with central raised monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II

and What They Made - From the Middle of the Sixteenth Century to the End of the Nineteenth Century"

The crown’s interior wire reinforcement has been removed

constructed of dark red leatherette

Over the course of these five days of air battles

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Star Auction with central raised monogram of(). 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