A Japanese Order Of The Rising Sun Medal Bar GTRexclude otherwise nearly extremely fine and

otherwise nearly extremely fine and of the highest rarity

marked "PATENTED MAY 18

maker marked "TIPTAFT Ltd BIRMINGHAM" on the pinback

dark patina on the cross

threading missing on the right side of the FRANCE AND GERMANY clasp

A Japanese Order Of The Rising Sun Medal Bar GTRexclude otherwise nearly extremely fine andA Pre Second War Japanese Medal Bar of Six Awards, on Japanese style chromed alloy medal bar, consisting of 1) A Japanese Order of the Rising Sun; 5th Class; in silver with white enamels; the obverse with a centered red glass cabochon; measuring 67 mm x 46 mm (inclusive of its Paulownia flower suspension, but without its vertically pierced ball for ribbon suspension); original ribbon with hook and eye; cracking of the enamel at the twelve oclock sun