Japan, Empire. An Early & Rare Order Of The Golden Kite, Iii Class, In Case And Box, C. 1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac BUDAPEST”

BUDAPEST”

but known sole maker was "Braca Knaus

together with IC 2nd Class award document

in the Photographic Section of the 38th Bomb Group

Footnote: The Opera Nazionale Balilla (ONB) was an Italian Fascist youth organization functioning

Japan, Empire. An Early & Rare Order Of The Golden Kite, Iii Class, In Case And Box, C. 1900 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac BUDAPEST”(). Instituted February 12, 1890. A III Class Order of the Golden Kite with early eagle, the neck badge presents in silver gilt, an eight point red enamelled star with multiple smooth rays, superimposed on the obverse sits a blue enamelled golden kite with mustard yellow enamelled crossed swords with silver hilts atop the arms and a red flag at 3 and 9 oclock presenting heraldic mitsutomoe devices and a silver, green, purple and blue enamelled feature