Japan, Empire. A Lot Of Four Decorations & Awards Hold The inside of the tunic

The inside of the tunic is lined in black cotton

and two vertically oriented (one ontop of the other) silvered aluminum buttons on the front

Gape died from Mesentric Venous Thrombosis (a blood clot in one or more veins that drain blood from the intestine

very scarce award usually presented by G

Japan, Empire. A Lot Of Four Decorations & Awards Hold The inside of the tunicInstituted in 1888. Order of Merit: in silver with red, white and blue enamels, measuring 45. 5 mm (w) x 49. 2 mm (h), intact enamels, original ribbon with hook and eye; Membership Medal, Silver Grade: in aluminum, measuring 29. 3 mm in diameter, original ribbon with hook and eye; and War Commemorative Medal: in bronze, measuring 29. 5 mm in diameter, suspended from a bronze hanger with pinback, missing its catch. An Order of the Rising Sun, VIII