Japan, Empire. An Early & Rare Order Of The Golden Kite, Iii Class, In Case And Box, C. 1900 Auction Archive dated May 21

dated May 21

2nd Version -  2nd version (with "Battalion" substituted for "Canada")

and was commonly referred to as a "legionnaire division"

A rare and striking Breast Star to the Grand Cross of the Military Order of St

for the rank of Meister

Japan, Empire. An Early & Rare Order Of The Golden Kite, Iii Class, In Case And Box, C. 1900 Auction Archive dated May 21(). Instituted February 12, 1890. A III Class Order of the Golden Kite with early eagle, the neck badge presents in silver gilt, an eight point red enamelled star with multiple smooth rays, superimposed on the obverse sits a blue enamelled golden kite with mustard 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