Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, III Class with Diplomatic Case Archive and after some postgraduate work

and after some postgraduate work in Europe

Huffaker (born 1913) for thirty years

black threading giving definition to the Zimbabwe bird and the wing

Both are quality period strikings

and on the ring Bachruch

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, III Class with Diplomatic Case Archive and after some postgraduate work(). Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. 1875 2003 issue. Constructed of silver, a superb enamelled white silver framed Japanese symbol of the Rising Sun, circumscribing a central nice deep red glass cabochon, with mirrored design, the suspension consisting of finely enamelled green and purple symbol of the Paulownia Flowers with Japanese characters on the reverse55. 45 mm (w) x 87. 80 mm (h inclusive of integral ring for suspension loop),