Japan, Imperial. An Order Of The Rising Sun, Grand Cordon Star Case Auction Archive the set was sold through

the set was sold through auction house “Karlheinz Müller

Private (Driver) Norman John Astley

Kingdom of Romania

with a smaller front pocket on the left leg opening with a reinforced horizontal slit

with a date of 20 May 1942

Japan, Imperial. An Order Of The Rising Sun, Grand Cordon Star Case Auction Archive the set was sold throughA presentation case for a Grand Cordon Breast Star of the Order of the Rising Sun, constructed of a balsa wood frame with a black lacquered finish, the obverse lid with gilt Japanese characters, the interior with a purple satin type lid liner bearing a manufacturers label, with a slotted purple doeskin medal bed, opening with a functional silvered bronze snap button and functional hinge of identical construction, measuring 106 mm (w) x 107 mm (l) x 38