Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case Auction Archive the reverse plain with a

the reverse plain with a vertical tapered pinback

the gorget is suspended from an aluminum chain consisting of interconnected links

the petals alternating in rays of pink and yellow threading

8977 on the edge of the medal

ISBN 0-919213-91-X

Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case Auction Archive the reverse plain with a(, Zuihsh). Instituted in 1888. Type I (1888 2003). In silver gilt, an eight point star with clusters of white enamelled rays, separated by a single short blue ray, the obverse medallion featuring a silver flower on a blue enamelled field, encircled by a silver gilt ring along with sixteen red glass cabochons, reverse bears a tripronged pin and larch catch, with four rivets and central kanji, measures 74 mm (w) x 73. 9 mm (h), weighs 97. 86 grams,