Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star with Case certificate_of_authenticity surface rust on the clips

surface rust on the clips

horizontal pinback (catch broken off)

and are each fastened closed with seven brown bakelite buttons meeting analogous reinforced buttonholes

and later transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in February and March

she states

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star with Case certificate_of_authenticity surface rust on the clips, Zuih sh, Institution date: January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji. An Order of the Sacred Treasure II Class Star, an eight point star with white and blue enamelled rays with red glass beads around the central medallion. The reverse with Japanese characters, a vertical pin back and dual stays. The Breast Star measures at 74 mm in diameter, weighs 91. 8 grams, and the enamels are intact. Scratches are evident on several of the glass beads, however the star