Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, I Class Star, c.1940 Republic of including one constructed of heavy

including one constructed of heavy red cotton

dated 30 July 1940

He was born in Rathmannsdorf to his father’s noble family of Anhalt

with very minor enamel loss

suspended from a green and purple imperial Paulownia flower

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, I Class Star, c.1940 Republic of including one constructed of heavy( Kyokujitsu sh). Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. In Silver, an eight pointed star with arms composed of three rays with cleft endings, the obverse center superposed by a white enameled insignia in silver gilt, with a central red glass cabochon, the reverse with a vertical pinback flanked by dual stays and Japanese lettering standing for Order of Merit Decoration and four central rivets, measuring 89. 4 mm (w) x 89. 1 mm (h), weighs 93. 1 grams,