Awarded to Paymaster Rear-Admiral Frederick Arthur Frith Banbury (1874-1951) in 1920. Badge: Cross of twenty gold rimmed white enamel swords of descending length inward. Centre medallion consists of eight pointed silver star on a blue enamel background surrounded by a gold border. Encircling this is an irregularly shaped collar of sixteen rubies, eight small, eight large. This decoration is symbolic of the treasures bequeathed by the first Emperor of Japan (Emperor Jimmu) to his successor; a mirror (centre), collar (rubies), swords (rays). Badge suspended from watered silk pale blue ribbon with a yellow stripe near each edge. In lacquered wood box of issue.

Paymaster Rear-Admiral Frederick Arthur Frith Banbury entered the Royal Navy on 15 July 1890. He served in In HMS ‘Blanche’ 1901-1902 during the South African War. For services during the Messina earthquake of 1908 in 'Minerva', he was made an officer of the Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus in 1911 and awarded the Italian medal and diploma for the same event. During World War 1, he served in HMS ‘Conqueror’ in the Home and Grand Fleets - mainly in the North Sea and was present at the Battle of Jutland. He was secretary to Admiral Frederick John Charles Tudor, Commander-in-Chief, China Station, between 20 July 1917 and 25 October 1917 in HMS 'Rosario'. Banbury also acted as a French interpreter. He retired with the rank of Paymaster Rear-Admiral on 1 January 1929.
Banbury married Winifred Fink in 1911, at Godstone, Surrey.