Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, III Class in Case certificate_of_authenticity Haute-Saône

Haute-Saône

&S" on the reverse

a black and white Photograph in a Three-Panel Folder

Aerial Gunner Certificate to Mitchell Wietecha dated September 1

A transcript of said transcript

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, III Class in Case certificate_of_authenticity Haute-Saône( Hkan sh). Instituted on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. A rare decoration of which few were issued, presenting a silver gilt oval medallion with clusters of three green and pink enamelled cherry blossoms forming the four points of a star, the medallion center features a silver gilt ancient Japanese Imperial Crown on a blue enamel background, with a red enamelled surround with finely enamelled stocks and a dual pearl border, centre reverse