Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Sacred Treasure, I Class Star Auction as being "No longer fit

as being "No longer fit for war service" and was invalided to Canada for further medical treatment aboard the Hospital Ship Araguaya from Liverpool

maker marked “Fritz Zimmermann

Brigadier-General Walter Drew McCaw

the medal attributed only to officers

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Sacred Treasure, I Class Star Auction as being "No longer fit(Zuiho_sho). Instituted in 1888. Multi piece construction, silver gilt with white and blue enamels, along with sixteen red glass cabochons, measuring 73 mm (w) x 73. 3 mm (h), vertical pinback, crazing evident in the white enamels on multiple rays and in three of the red cabochons, better than very fine. Footnote: The Order of the Sacred Treasure is a Japanese order, established on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji as the Order of Meiji. Originally