Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon, C.1900 GTRexclude Footnote: The 12th Battalion Canadian

Footnote: The 12th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops was formed in the spring of 1918 by the conversion and re-designation of the 3rd Labour Battalion

Star I Class""

four snaps sewn in place on the reverse

all parts unmarked

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Paulownia Flowers, Grand Cordon, C.1900 GTRexclude Footnote: The 12th Battalion Canadian( Tka sh). Instituted 1888. An impressive sash badge consisting of four armed white enameled Ray Cross in silver gilt, with delicate purple enameled Japanese Imperial symbol of the Paulownia Flowers in each quadrant also in silver gilt, obverse centre in silver featuring a beautiful red glass cabochon encircled by a red enameled Imperial symbol of the Rising Sun, double sided, suspended by a green and purple enameled Imperial Paulownia crest in silver