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| Imperial Japan Medals and Badges |
| The Order of the Sacred Crown page 2 |
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Here is a small paper that I found. It has nicely detailed renderings of the first three
classes of the Sacred Crown. On the reverse are photos of each woman who had
received the 1st Class award up to the present, which was 1930 (the year this poster was
printed. I'll translate the names of the women when I get a bit more time.
The poster (pull-out?) is small. It measures 30.5 cm by 22 cm.
classes of the Sacred Crown. On the reverse are photos of each woman who had
received the 1st Class award up to the present, which was 1930 (the year this poster was
printed. I'll translate the names of the women when I get a bit more time.
The poster (pull-out?) is small. It measures 30.5 cm by 22 cm.
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
| TRANSLATION OF 1st CLASS RECIPIENTS (from top row and read from the left) 1st ROW: Princess Takamatsu Princess Chichibu 2nd ROW: Sanjo Chieko (wife of Prince Kanin Kotohito) 3rd ROW: 4th ROW: 5th ROW: |
And here is an illustration of the 1st Class
badge from a 1934 medal book.
badge from a 1934 medal book.
6th Class Order of the Sacred Crown fitted case
8th Class Order of the Sacred Crown decoration.
There are traces of gold on the cherry blossoms
that could indicate a 7th Class medal, but this
might just be discoloring. The gilt crown in the
center has retained most of the gold. The reverse,
as you can see, has some issues with the silver
plating. The ribbon has some damage, too, and
the pin assembly is missing. So this is not a
pristine example, but it is still fairly rare.
There are traces of gold on the cherry blossoms
that could indicate a 7th Class medal, but this
might just be discoloring. The gilt crown in the
center has retained most of the gold. The reverse,
as you can see, has some issues with the silver
plating. The ribbon has some damage, too, and
the pin assembly is missing. So this is not a
pristine example, but it is still fairly rare.