Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, I Class Breast Star in Case Newly Listed John Allan Fyfe

John Allan Fyfe

1941 in Chatham

With the British defense weakened

obverse illustrating an Indian woman standing with a jug on her head and a second woman to the right sitting under a palm tree

Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, I Class Breast Star in Case Newly Listed John Allan Fyfe(, Zuihsh). Instituted in 1888. Type I (1888 2003). In silver gilt, an eight point star with clusters of white enamelled rays, separated by a single short blue ray, the obverse medallion featuring a silver flower on a blue enamelled field, encircled by a silver gilt ring along with sixteen red glass cabochons, reverse bears a single pin with dual stays, measures 74. 1 mm (w) x 75. 7 mm (h), weighs 92. 2 grams, enamels are intact and pristine, some