Japan, Empire. A Cased Order of the Rising Sun, II. Class Commander, c. 1955 Auction Archive Fleet Marine Force in New

Fleet Marine Force in New River

Footnote: The Order of the North Star (AKA Order of the Polar Star) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on February 23

5 mm (h) x 30

marked with the RJAD insignia and maker marked "A

Japan, Empire. A Cased Order of the Rising Sun, II. Class Commander, c. 1955 Auction Archive Fleet Marine Force in New(Kyokujitsu sh). Instituted October 4th, 1875. (c. 1955 issue). Constructed of silver and gilded silver with white enamels in the shape of an eight pointed star with cleft endings, with clusters of three intermediate rays, the obverse centre exhibiting a beautiful glass cabochon in red colour, the reverse presenting a double sided design, suspended by a green and violet enamel imperial symbol of the Paulownia flowers, with Japanese lettering on the