Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, II Class Set in Case Archive as leader of a fighter

as leader of a fighter sweep assigned to a mission against the enemy in the Central Philippines

topped by a date of “1917”

maker marked “Gürschner

(Reichskriegsflagge)

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, II Class Set in Case Archive as leader of a fighter( Kyokujitsu_sho). Instituted April 10 1875. A lovely II Class set, comprising a neck badge, an eight point star in silver with white, green, and violet enamels, a dark red cabochon center, the reverse identical to the obverse, measures 55. 0 mm (w) x 86. 1 mm (h inclusive of Paulownia Flower suspension), includes neck ribbon, intact enamels, extremely fine condition. The star of the order, constructed of a silver star base, superimposed on an eight