Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy Auction 19 mm (w) x 43

19 mm (w) x 43

the Moslem version of the Merit Order is extremely rare in all classes

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Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy Auction 19 mm (w) x 43(). Instituted February 12, 1890. A modern talyors copy of this order, comprising a badge in bronze 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 superimposed on the kite,