Japan, Empire. An Order of The Rising Sun, III Class Commander’s Badge Archive Correspondence Between Maddock (Boston

Correspondence Between Maddock (Boston

A pair of Military Merit Medals

Bunting residing at 80 Abbott Street

Major Biddle was called to the front basement of a house where a suitcase had been left on the doorstep

Footnote: Published as a quintessential example of this award

Japan, Empire. An Order of The Rising Sun, III Class Commander’s Badge Archive Correspondence Between Maddock (Boston(, Kyokujitsu sh) Institution Date: April 10, 1875 by Emperor Meiji. A Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class in silver with a red cabochon centerpiece and a white enamelled star. The star is affixed to an enamelled Paulownia Flowers suspension consisting of three groupings of purple flowers with characters on the reverse. The medal is on its period neck ribbon with clasp. The enamels are intact and the medal measures at 54mm (w) x 86mm (h to