Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Rising Sun, Grand Cordon Badge, C.1900 GTRexclude she was re-equipped and looked

she was re-equipped and looked anything but a luxury liner

RZM tag fastened to the reverse

the rounded left end of the belt with a dark brown protective leather strip stitched in place

1939 promoted to Oberfunker

then discharged on the 4th

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Rising Sun, Grand Cordon Badge, C.1900 GTRexclude she was re-equipped and looked( Kyokujitsu sh). Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. Of foreign manufacture, a Grand Cordon badge of silver gilt, featuring a white enamelled eight point star with clusters of three intermediate rays with cleft ends, obverse medallion presents a beautiful red glass cabochon, reverse mirrors the obverse, suspended from a green and purple imperial Paulownia flower, measures 75. 7mm (w) x 117. 2mm (h inclusive of paulownia flower suspension