Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, I Class Breast Star, c.1930 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: The Distinguished Service Cross

Footnote: The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military award that can be given to a member of the United States Army (and previously the United States Air Force)

She is being congratulated

Peter Alexandrovich Rumyantsev (1725 - 1796)

the unit was raised solely for service as part of Australia's contribution to the war in Vietnam

flanked by a silvered edelweiss

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, I Class Breast Star, c.1930 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Footnote: The Distinguished Service Cross(, Zuihsh). Instituted in 1888. Type I (1888 2003). In silver gilt, an eight point star with clusters of white enamelled rays, separated by a single short blue ray, the obverse medallion featuring a silver flower on a blue enamelled field, encircled by a silver gilt ring along with sixteen red glass cabochons, reverse bears a single pin with dual stays, measures 76. 28 mm (w) x 76. 0 mm (h), weighs 92. 78 grams, marked M for the Osaka Mint under the