Japan, Empire. A Cased Order of the Rising Sun, II. Class Commander, c. 1955 GTRexclude The treacherous Himalayas took their

The treacherous Himalayas took their toll

In die-stamped aluminum with twelve red lacquered fields

marked with the logo of an unidentified maker consisting of initials “AS” within a triangular border

when he experienced a "pain in (the) small of (his) back "couldn't move"

allowed the U-Boats to wreak terrible destruction on shipping

Japan, Empire. A Cased Order of the Rising Sun, II. Class Commander, c. 1955 GTRexclude The treacherous Himalayas took their(Kyokujitsu sh). Instituted October 4th, 1875. (c. 1955 issue). Constructed of silver and gilded silver with white enamels in the shape of an eight pointed star with cleft endings, with clusters of three intermediate rays, the obverse centre exhibiting a beautiful glass cabochon in red colour, the reverse presenting a double sided design, suspended by a green and violet enamel imperial symbol of the Paulownia flowers, with Japanese lettering on the