Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Rising Sun, Vi Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac or ""who should distinguish themselves

or ""who should distinguish themselves henceforth in any branch of public service

and in silver to village chiefs and leaders of the "Eastern foreigner" (i

the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath

and below a NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika

It is stamped in black ink with the previous owner's name on the cover page

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Rising Sun, Vi Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac or ""who should distinguish themselves(Kyokujitsu_sho). Instituted in 1875. In silver with white, green and violet enamels, red glass cabochon on both sides, a 3 5 3 configuration in the Paulonia flowers, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 71 mm (h) inclusive of its Paulonia flowers and laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, original ribbon with hook and eye, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Rising Sun is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by