Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy United Republic of Honor Guard

Honor Guard

bearing a white disk

two are numbered "31831" on the obverse

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with pentagonal backplace

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy United Republic of Honor Guard(). 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,