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Golden versions of 1889 Imperial Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal, 1894 25th Wedding Anniversary Medal and 1887 Yellow Ribbon Medal of Honor … These are more like myth`s … It`s time to take a close look at them Straight from the depository of Metropolitan Museum of Art (5th Avenue (at 82nd Street), New York ) Ex Edward D. Adams and Jacob H. Schiff collection. Golden 1887 Yellow Ribbon Medal of Honor One of these notorious 54 that were minted

With such rare order it doesn`t really matter

Clearly an army badge but unfortunately unrecognizable

Nice

Clouds + foundation

Another "foundation" cavalier

Not only Tiger we have here ...

Another cavalier of Striped Tiger

Closer

Exellent photo!

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Additional photo of our Poet

Two empty boxes for 1st class Golden Kite from Meiji epoch in a couple of months?!

will be another box that looks exactly like our specimen

And the last argument against this box

Looks like somebody create a new type... "Mutation" so to speak

Now let`s compare one of these examples with our five (!!!) kanji

1906 vs. 1895

The style of this four kanji on earlier boxes is pretty stable too Example

Now let`s examine these kanji under the numeral As we know ealier boxes for golden kites (in all classes!) have four kanji under the numeral and later (Showa epoch) have five kanji. Take a look at this gallery Earlier/Later

The earliest boxes (for the very first kites from 1895 vintage) for higher classes doesn`t have paulownia leaf under the insciption