“Vein” approach to dating Rising Sun Orders: a DaNgErOuS pAtH

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With practically identical long veins on reverse ...

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See?

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Deficit of stability ...

Again ;)

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Very interesting medal bar from Meiji epoch (Russo-Japanese War)

Check this 7th class Kite (type 2 in my classification http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/51228-classification-of-golden-kites-in-6th-and-7th-class/page-1)

And of course 8th class rising sun (veins and reverse insciprion look familiar )

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Obverse

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Reverse

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Obviously incidend medal was added later in the late 30s/40s

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Specially for RobW

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Interesting (greening from red cross medal hook?)

Edited December 10, 2012 by JapanX