Order of the Auspicious Stars

The Order of the Auspicious Stars was the second highest order of chivalry of the Korean Empire. It was established in 1897 with other orders by Emperor Gojong, as part of reforms of the Korean Empire.

History
1897, Gojong of Korea introduced the order of the auspicious stars as the lower class order than Order of the Golden Ruler. It was not the part of the establishments in 1897. Order of the Auspicious Stars did not have any classes. There were 13 recipients of Order of the Auspicious Stars from 1897 to 1910.

Form
Order of the Auspicious Stars was specified into two types. First was Grand Cordon and second was medal. Perimeter of Grand Cordon was 7.5 centimeters. In the red central circle surrounded by white lines, silver-white stars are arranged in three directions. Cucumber leaves surround the central circle in a circle, and then silver-white rays are arranged in a cross shape, and three white oyster flowers are arranged in each space in between. The Medal was just the same as the Grand Cordon but, the perimeter was 6 centimeters. Grand Cordon included Daesu which was worn from the left to the right and medal was worn on the left breast.

Recipients

 * Hasegawa Yoshimichi on 12 March 1907
 * Terauchi Masatake on 29 June 1907
 * Yi Jun-yong on 23 September 1908
 * Iwakura Tomosada on 2 April 1910