Japan Order of the Precious Crown during three Epochs (case study of 5th class)

[JapanX]

Suspensions

Showa

Taisho

Meiji

[JapanX]

Reverses

Showa/Taisho/Meiji

[JapanX]

Reverse of early piece vs. Reverse of later piece

[JapanX]

That`s about it folks!

[utopis]

Simply awesome!

I didn't know you had such a large collection of precious crowns.

Interestingly the Meiji pieces, although the oldest, seem to be made in the best quality.

[JapanX]

Unfortunately not all these pieces are currently in my collection

But this Meiji order is definitely a highlight here!

Actually I think this is one of the very first orders of the crown.

Even piece from Metropolitan museum has characteristics of later pieces

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/58628-orders-of-the-precious-crown-from-the-collection-of-metropolitan-museum/page-2?hl=+precious +crown

And we know that it is in the Museum collection since 1904

[Rogi]

Meiji looks like a real piece almost custom with very fine detials, everything else looks like "factory" produced :D

[Brian Wolfe]

Beautiful specimens and a real pleasure to behold.

Thanks for posting them.

Regards

Brian