Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, III Class in Case certificate_of_authenticity &S" on the reverse

&S" on the reverse

Haute-Saône

Corporal Crump immediately flung himself over the missile

62mm x 65mm

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Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, III Class in Case certificate_of_authenticity &S" on the reverse( Hkan sh). Instituted on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. A rare decoration of which few were issued, presenting a silver gilt oval medallion with clusters of three green and pink enamelled cherry blossoms forming the four points of a star, the medallion center features a silver gilt ancient Japanese Imperial Crown on a blue enamel background, with a red enamelled surround with finely enamelled stocks and a dual pearl border, centre reverse