Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Golden Kite, V Class Newly Listed the panels are held in

the panels are held in place by an dual vertically-arranged grey

the reverse unused and bearing an Agfa paper mark

The group includes the Pour-le-Mérite awarded to von Kathen on the 28 August 1916 as well as the oak leaves received on the 27th of August 1917

obverse stamped "WILH

affixed to a 55 mm-long magnetic metal core with a horizontal pinback

Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Golden Kite, V Class Newly Listed the panels are held in( (Kinshi kunsho). Instituted in 1890. In silver with red, purple, yellow, blue, and white enamels, the badge depicting a golden kite above crossed ancient shields with two crossed spears and banners, on original striped green ribbon, measures 45. 1 mm (h) x 46 mm (w), enamel cracks on the red rays, 12 oclock arm is slightly bent, in near very fine condition.