Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case Auction Archive topped by a raised depiction

topped by a raised depiction of a mounted horse with three others pulling a chariot

depicted in uniform and wearing the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (13 September 1943)

the reverse with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

the petals alternating in rays of pink and yellow threading

the reverse plain with a vertical tapered pinback

Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case Auction Archive topped by a raised depiction(, Zuihsh). Instituted in 1888. Type I (1888 2003). In silver gilt, an eight point star with clusters of white enamelled rays, separated by a single short blue ray, the obverse medallion featuring a silver flower on a blue enamelled field, encircled by a silver gilt ring along with sixteen red glass cabochons, reverse bears a tripronged pin and larch catch, with four rivets and central kanji, measures 74 mm (w) x 73. 9 mm (h), weighs 97. 86 grams,