Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case Auction Archive the gorget is suspended from

the gorget is suspended from an aluminum chain consisting of interconnected links

the reverse plain with a vertical tapered pinback

8977 on the edge of the medal

topped by a raised depiction of a mounted horse with three others pulling a chariot

depicted in uniform and wearing the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross (13 September 1943)

Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case Auction Archive the gorget is suspended from(, 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 tripronged pin and larch catch, with four rivets and central kanji, measures 74 mm (w) x 73. 9 mm (h), weighs 97. 86 grams,