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Time Remaining To Bid: 5 days 2 hours 34 mins. 17 secs.
Item Will Close On: Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5928682

Category: Q71 - Service, Merit and Valour Medals

CASED CHINA INCIDENT WAR MEDAL W/ISSUE PAPER & RIBBON, RED CROSS MEDAL + ARMY PHOTO

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This lot  of Japanese material includes: 1) China Incident War Medal, created by Imperial Edict No. 496 on July 27, 1939, amended by Edict No. 418 in 1944 and abolished by Governmment Ordinance No. 177 in 1946. 30mm bronze, die struck, swivel grip, obverse displaying chrysanthemum crest above the "Yata-No-Karsu" [two-legged red crow] between crossed Army & Navy flags w/rays of light behind, and reverse having a design of mountains, clouds, and waves in the Chinese classical style, representing northern China, central China and the Yellow Sea, and having the inscription "China Incident." The swivel grip has suspender decorated w/a design of club moss, and has attached bar inscribed w/the usual characters "war medal." Ribbon is 37mm watered silk, colors are 3mm Blue/3mm Lt.Blue/7.5mm Tan/3.5mm Dark Pink/2mm Bright Red center and has uniform hook to back. Issue tissue paper is thin tissue w/Japanese characters, Excellent+ example; 2) cased Red Cross membership Medal, 30mm in diameter, silver [evenly blue toned], grip having phonetic character to back, ring attaching to very nice proper watered ribbon w/uniform hook to rear, housed in the maroon titled pressboard box and including the bow lapel device still attached to issue paper holder; and 3) original B/W photo of a Japanese 61st Regiment Private 1st Class in uniform, wearing his duty armband and the early style collar flashes, removed from an album.  Condition: 8

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