JBFloyd Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 A Japanese Senior Enthronement Official?s Badge. This is in silver, with enameled birds and details on the obverse. Marked ?I. Sato? and ?999S? on the reverse.
Guest Rick Research Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 Was this given to an officiating civil servant during a coronation ceremony or...?
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 or.... does it have something to do with the Love parade?
JBFloyd Posted April 10, 2006 Author Posted April 10, 2006 (edited) Apparently related to the Showa Enthronement. This is the highest of three grades of badge -- the intermediate official's badges have no enamel and the basic badge has only the crests and kanji (without the ho-o birds).What qualified as a "senior" official is undefined in any source I can find, but you can bet it was an officer of the household with rank equivalent to a general officer. (Or, maybe it was the drum major in the Love Parade). Edited April 10, 2006 by JBFloyd
Ed_Haynes Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 Nice, Jeff. Thanks for posting this. I have seen the lower versions of the Showa badge and of the corresponding Taisho badges, but never the top class.
Laurence Strong Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 Nice one Jeff There are some nice Japanese non military badges out there with excellent enamel work.
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