Page Title
Imperial Japan
Medals and
Badges
The Order of the Sacred Crown
page 2
Here is a small paper that I found. It has nicely detailed renderings of the first three
classes of the Sacred Crown. On the reverse are photos of each woman who had
received the 1st Class award up to the present, which was 1930 (the year this poster was
printed. I'll translate the names of the women when I get a bit more time.
The poster (pull-out?) is small. It measures 30.5 cm by 22 cm.
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
TRANSLATION OF 1st CLASS RECIPIENTS (from top row and read from the left)
1st ROW:
Princess Takamatsu
Princess Chichibu   
2nd ROW:



Sanjo Chieko (wife of
Prince Kanin Kotohito)

3rd ROW:
4th ROW:
5th ROW:
And here is an illustration of the 1st Class
badge from a 1934 medal book.