This item is part of The Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection. Click Here to view all items in this collection.
A presentation case for a II Class Set of the Order of the Rising Sun, consisting of two pieces, constructed of a balsa wood frame with a lacquered black exterior, the obverse lid with nine stylized gilt Paulownia flowers, flanked on each side by silvered bronze loops holding in place braided red cords completing in tassles, the interior of the lid with an inscription in Japanese characters, with retractable depressed and slotted purple doeskin medal beds, unmarked, measuring 120 mm (w) x 237 mm (l) x 36 mm (h), including two period original boutonnieres, each measuring 11 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.

