Japan, Empire. A Cased Order of the Rising Sun, II. Class Commander, c. 1955 GTRexclude Herwig was promoted to SS-Oberführer

Herwig was promoted to SS-Oberführer (colonel equivalent) in 1941

a very scarce plaque

Each entry gives the name of the maker

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 436 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Japan, Empire. A Cased Order of the Rising Sun, II. Class Commander, c. 1955 GTRexclude Herwig was promoted to SS-Oberführer(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