JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 In commemoration of Christmas and New Year Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year dear friends and colleagues!!! 大勲位菊花大綬章 Daikun’i Kikka Daiju-shō 大 - Large勲位 - Order of Merit菊花 - Chrysanthemum大 - Grand綬章 - Cordon Straight from Meiji epoch
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Only earlier boxes for this order has birdies on lining Later boxes have dark blue lining
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Actually only twice have I seen such interior Second time it was Peterson 3rd edition. On jacket back
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 This one was sold once by W. & F.C. Bonham & Son, Ltd. Same birdies
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Time for a sach badge examination Obverse
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Perfect enamel - only typical (for non-posthumous awards) mini cracks on upper ray
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Typical for early badges narrow cabochon ring
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Early badges (and breast stars) have more rich yellow. It is practically orange. But scans and photos can be very tricky. Previous posts show natural, real life colors of enamel. This is what you can do with a little tooling Actual color Clarified variant
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Very weak gilt - typical for early badges
JapanX Posted December 23, 2013 Author Posted December 23, 2013 Enamel of early badges have clear signs of manual work ... See?
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