Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Star Newly Listed 1926 by the French High

1926 by the French High Commissioner in Syria

Private Palmer "paraded sick at Folkestone

and in its original case of issue

part of the catch has been broken off

with a some folding and creasing evident

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Star Newly Listed 1926 by the French High(). Instituted February 12 1890. In silver, an eight point star of alternating clusters of three yellow enamelled rays with silver borders and five red enamelled rays with silver gilt borders, 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 and a silver, green, purple and blue enamelled feature superimposed on the kite, surmounted by a