Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy visually-hidden including an Imperial U-Boat War

including an Imperial U-Boat War Badge

with a red enameled cross on the obverse with a black enameled eagle in the centre

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

”) that displays evidence of an attempt to erase

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy visually-hidden including an Imperial U-Boat War(). 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,