Japan, Empire. A European Order Of The Rising Sun With Pawlonia Flowers, Grand Cordon Set With Diplomatic Case, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity and a letter to Matthiessen

and a letter to Matthiessen (as Landesverwaltungspräsident in Courland) from SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Behrends (1907–1948)

measuring 43 mm in width x 900 mm in length

The belt finishes with an adjustable buckle bearing a raised central fouled anchor

early fine quality in fire gilded tombac

Japan, Empire. A European Order Of The Rising Sun With Pawlonia Flowers, Grand Cordon Set With Diplomatic Case, C.1930 certificate_of_authenticity and a letter to Matthiessen( Tka sh). Instituted 1888. A rare European made order, comprising the sash badge, in silver gilt, presenting a white enamel three rayed cross with red enamel rays atop the white rays and with three purple pawlonia flowers with elongated stamens (typical of European manufacture) in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents a red glass cabochon in the center, reverse mirrors the obverse, the badge is surmounted by a green and purple enamelled