Cased Order of the Rising Sun 3rd Class

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This medal is in the form of a "sun," in gold plated silver, upon which are enameled thirty-two white rays, all emanating from a, red garnet center. The reverse is identical to the obverse. There is some wear to the edges on the reverse. The uppermost ray is hinged to a three-lobed spray of jade green enameled Paulownia leaves, outlined and with its veins in gold to the obverse, outlined and with a row of four golden kanji characters to the reverse. The leaves are surmounted by three sets of purple enameled and golden outlined Paulownia flowers on green stalks, seven to the center and five to each side, obverse and reverse. Through a perforated ring atop the uppermost, central flower passes the ribbon’s suspension ring. Fed unto the ring is a red & white silk ribbon with crimson edges with correct closure devices. The medal and ribbon are nested into corresponding depressions to the purple velvet interior base of its original presentation case, whose interior lid is lined in padded, purple silk. Both the silk and velvet are in excellent condition. The exterior of the black lacquered wooden case has a column of gold painted kanji characters to its cover. A hinged alloy closure device corresponding stud is to its forward edge, and a wide alloy hinge is along its rear edge. There is a modern identifying sticker to reverse.