Korea, Empire. An Order of the Eight Trigrams, VII Class Badge Auction Instituted 9 June 1898 by

Instituted 9 June 1898 by Count Regent Ernst of Lippe-Biesterfeld

A dress tunic

with the obverse inset with an enameled HJ insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

He enlisted with the Army at Minneapolis

arriving in England on March 25th

Korea, Empire. An Order of the Eight Trigrams, VII Class Badge Auction Instituted 9 June 1898 by( Du). Instituted April 16, 1901. A VII Class decoration of this rare order in silver, presenting six blue enamelled arms with white enamel borders, the raised center medallion in silver features three red enamelled lines, the bottom two are separated in the middle, the reverse is plain with a Kanji inscription in the center, measures 46. 9 mm (w) x 53. 0 mm (h inclusive of integral ring), weighs 21. 4 grams, enamels intact, light crazing on the