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But even more eccentric will be this color variation of early ribbon

Pure gray instead light blue!

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Another example of this color variation

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And of course notorious (and completely unexplained) variation with red stripes instead of yellow ones

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Around the 10s the color of sacred treasure ribbons is stabilized.

With time only the color of "light blue" start becoming less and less intense/rich

Example from 10s/20s

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Late 30s/early 40s

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60s/70s

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A piece from 1985

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Now let`s talk a little bit about Golden Kite ribbons.

Earlier ribbons have different color of green (more like light emerald like) and slightly different form of the eye.

Here comes a good example of old ribbon

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A ribbon from 30s/40s

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4th class from the same period

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Modern replicas

5th/6th/7th class