Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy visually-hidden with a barrel hinge and

with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular base plate

The appraisal states a $5

with a long prong to secure to the handle

”) that displays evidence of an attempt to erase

The crossguard itself is that of the solid nickel-silver kind

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy visually-hidden with a barrel hinge and(). 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,