Empire of Japan: Order of the Precious Crown
宝冠章
Ribbon: Yellow with red edge stripes.
Instituted: 4 January 1888.
Awarded: Mainly to women for distinguished services, but occasionally awarded to men.
Grades: Originally, 5. Three more classes were added on 13 April 1896, and the bottom two discontinued in 2003.
Class 1: Badge |
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Class 1: Star |
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Class 2 |
![Class 2, Obverse Class 2, Obverse](images/japan065.jpg) |
![Class 2, Reverse Class 2, Reverse](images/japan066.jpg) |
Class 3 |
![Class 3, Obverse Class 3, Obverse](images/japan067.jpg) |
![Class 3, Reverse Class 3, Reverse](images/japan068.jpg) |
Class 4 |
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Class 5 |
![Class 5, Obverse Class 5, Obverse](images/japan069.jpg) |
![Class 5, Reverse Class 5, Reverse](images/japan070.jpg) |
Class 6 |
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Class 7 |
![Class 7, Obverse Class 7, Obverse](images/japan071.jpg) |
![Class 7, Reverse Class 7, Reverse](images/japan072.jpg) |
Class 8 |
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Page last updated: 28 June 2015