Order of the Sacred Treasure

[Laurence Strong]

Here's my set of the order.

8th class

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The medal

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7th class case cover

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The Medal

[Laurence Strong]

6th Class, uncased at this time though I am working on a cased version. The enamel work on these and the other Japanese medals sure is sweet.

[SWE Erik]

The enamel work on these and the other Japanese medals sure is sweet.

shhh! We do not want any more competition.

Great collection. I really like the design of the sacred treasure orders.

/Erik

[Laurence Strong]

Thanks Eric

Here is a cased 6th class I have upgraded to

Case shot

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Case cover

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Well they wont merge for me for some reason so I will post them seperately, the obv

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The rev

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5th class. Case interior

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Medal obv.

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Close up of the obv, it seems to be in flawless shape

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The rev

[Laurence Strong]

Case front I forgot to include it. I would like some opinions on this one if possible, the reverse seems to be as new as yesterday! Thats all for now here, thanks for looking

[SWE Erik]

Case front I forgot to include it. I would like some opinions on this one if possible, the reverse seems to be as new as yesterday! Thats all for now here, thanks for looking

Hi!

I think this order is perfectly fine. But it looks like a post war wariation. (no rivets on the reverse of the order). I don't think I have ever seen any fake 5th cl Sacred treasures.

/Erik

here is my one

Edit: wrote 6th instead of 5th...

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[SWE Erik]

and the box. I think this order are made sometime around 1920. (I'm guessing here).

Edit: problem attaching picture

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[Laurence Strong]

Thanks Eric I see your writing is different. So would this be from between 1945 and 1947?

Would that apply for the 6th class also, or were rivets not used on that grade?

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[SWE Erik]

Thanks Eric I see your writing is different. So would this be from between 1945 and 1947?

Would that apply for the 6th class also, or were rivets not used on that grade?

Rivets were used on 6th class orders and above. I believe they stoped using rivets sometime after the war (that is what I have heard). Sacred treasures are still awarded in Japan so Your order are probably made betwen 1945-2006. I can't be more acurate than that, sorry. So much still to learn about them.

I am actually only collecting the early ones.

The writing shanged sometime in the thirties to the style on Your 5th cl.

Hope it helps

/Erik

[SWE Erik]

By the way... Are the boxes made of wood or plastic?

I remembered this old thread You might not have seen. My favourit. A 4th class which looks like it could be from around 1910.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3202

[Laurence Strong]

Hi Eric

Thanks, I was thinking about the Golden Kite as to those dates posted previously. The cases are both wood from what i can see from where the catch is attached to the lid. Well now I know some more of what to look for. These will have to be replaced

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[Laurence Strong]

Here's my latest arrival, A WW2 Showa era 4th class, the inside is a little ratty and the case has some scratches and dings. However the medals sweet.

It came with a Meiji era award doc

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1115...pid=111119&

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[Laurence Strong]

Cover of the case, a little worn down

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The medal obverse

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Just one slight ding on the reverse