Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, VIII Class in Case Archive Knight with Crown

Knight with Crown

maker marked “Hoffstätter of Bonn” on the reverse

and during his time in the military

a privately purchased example in extremely fine condition

(HJ Adler Abzeichen)

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, VIII Class in Case Archive Knight with Crown(, Hkan sh) Institution Date: January 3, 1888 by Emperor Meiji. A Japanese Order of the Sacred Crown, VIII Class. A silver gilt oval medallion with clusters of three cherry blossoms forming the four points of a star, center obverse presenting a silver gilt ancient Japanese Imperial Crown on a silver background, reverse plain. The medal is accompanied by a bow ribbon, the medal measures at 38 . 2 mm (w) x 47. 0 mm (h), with a period bow ribbon, and