Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy Province of China a set of shoulder boards

a set of shoulder boards

Joseph I”

with Oak Leaves

measuring 20 cm (w) x 26 cm (h)

(Kriegsmarine Schirmmütze für Mannschaften der Küstenartillerie/Landeinheiten)

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy Province of China a set of shoulder boards(). Instituted February 12, 1890. A modern talyors copy of this order, comprising a badge in bronze gilt, an eight point red enamelled star with multiple smooth rays , superimposed on the obverse sits a blue enamelled golden kite with yellow enamelled crossed swords with silver hilts atop the arms and a red flag at 3 and 9 oclock presenting heraldic mitsutomoe devices and a silver, green, purple and blue enamelled feature superimposed on the kite,