Japan, Empire. A Red Cross Order Of Merit Hold very good quality and in

very good quality and in extremely fine condition

Naming is officially impressed on the First World War Trio and RNLSGCM and privately engraved on the DM and WM

the reverse with a maker’s mark of “LITOGR

dated "1889

the top presents a Purple heart with one Oak Leaf Cluster

Japan, Empire. A Red Cross Order Of Merit Hold very good quality and inInstituted in 1888. In silver with red, white and blue enamels, measuring 46. 5 mm (w) x 51 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, crazing evident in the white enamels on the arms at 3 and 9 o'clock on the reverse, otherwise the enamels are intact, original ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. Accompanied by its 12. 5 mm (w) x 12. 5 mm (h) rosette with button hole attachment, in its balsa wood case of issue, gilt