Order of the Golden Kite

Order of the Golden Kite
Order of the Golden Kite, 4th Class
Type	Seven-class military award
Awarded for	Bravery, leadership or command in battle.
Presented by	the  Empire of Japan
Eligibility	Military personnel only
Campaign(s)	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War World War I Manchurian Incident Second Sino-Japanese War Pacific War
Status	No longer awarded; abolished in 1947
Established	12 February 1890
First awarded	1890
Last awarded	1945
Total	1,067,492
Ribbon of the Order of the Golden Kite

The Order of the Golden Kite (金鵄勲章, Kinshi Kunshō) was an order of the Empire of Japan, established on 12 February 1890 by Emperor Meiji "in commemoration of Jimmu Tennō, the Romulus of Japan".^[1] It was officially abolished 1947 by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) during the occupation of Japan, after World War II.