Non-standard 5th class Rising Sun order in Hirata workshop case

Unusual order. Most likely it was made in France https://asiamedals.info/threads/french-made-orders-of-the-rising-sun.13454/#post-348598

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Standard case for early orders made by Hirata workshop.

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平田彦四郎造 - made by Hirata Hikoshiro.

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Quite unusual fastening of suspension.

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Doesn`t look like a classical Hirata piece.

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Typical early ribbon from 1870s/1880s.

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Let`s compare this piece with a classical 6th class badge made by Hirata workshop.

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Suspension.

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Case.

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