Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, V Class Award Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Instituted 23 October 1899

Instituted 23 October 1899

Grand Cross Star with Crown in Gold

constructed of oil cloth

with sixty-four pages of black and white plates inserted in groups of sixteen in four locations

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, V Class Award Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Instituted 23 October 1899(, Hkan sh) Institution Date: January 3, 1888 by Emperor Meiji. A Japanese Order of the Sacred Crown, V Class. A silver gilt oval medallion with clusters of three enamelled cherry blossoms forming the four points of a star, center obverse presenting a silver gilt ancient Japanese Imperial Crown on an enamelled blue background, reverse plain. The obverse medallion is encircled by two rings set with small pearls, several missing. There is a green