Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case GTRexclude both suspended from a 60

both suspended from a 60 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback and dark grey wool reverse liner

through Executive Order No

pasted to an off-white card stock backer and situated above Schulz’s handwritten signature in black ink

evidence of chipping on white enamel

It features a 310 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi-sharpened edges

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case GTRexclude both suspended from a 60(, 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 single pin with dual stays, measures 74. 4 mm (w) x 75. 8 mm (h), weighs 95. 6 grams, very minor crazing to several rays, small