Only 18 medals in gold were issued (2251 in silver).
Both from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the collection
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Gold version.
Dimensions: 3 1/16 × 1 3/8 in. (7.8 × 3.5 cm)
Both from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
About the collection
Orders of Golden Kite from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
All japanese orders and medals that are currently in the collection of the Museum came as a gift from two prominent bankers Edward D. Adams and Jacob H. Schiff. Both had close ties with japanese government. Exerpt from Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 37...
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Gold version.
Dimensions: 3 1/16 × 1 3/8 in. (7.8 × 3.5 cm)