Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, I Class Grand Cordon, c.1930 Buy Now It was re-designated the 38th

It was re-designated the 38th Brant Battalion of Infantry on November 30

Type I with "15th Canadian Battn"

the obverse with an illegible Russian Cyrillic maker’s mark

Accompanied by its original LDO paper packet of issue

Also included are two colourized postcards

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, I Class Grand Cordon, c.1930 Buy Now It was re-designated the 38thInstituted January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji. A lovely Grand Cross set, comprising a sash badge in silver gilt, a four armed cross with clusters of five white enamelled smooth rays, the longest two on the outside edges, the obverse medallion presents a silver floral shaped mirror on a blue enamelled field, surrounded by two rings, one pebbled, one smooth, with sixteen red cabochons on the arms arranged in a star pattern, the reverse presents four