After WWII, since the Order of the Golden Kite was abolished and ordinary bestowal of an order, i.e., bestowal on incumbent officials, was suspended for a while, the medals for merit were not bestowed on the recipients in their lifetime until the 30s of the Showa era (1955-1964).
戦後、金鵄勲章が廃止され、あわせて通常の叙勲（現職官吏等への叙勲）もしばらく停止されたことから、昭和30年代まで生前叙勲は行われなかった。