J004557 CASED 1931-1934 MANCHURIAN INCIDENT MEDAL.
A Japanese medal and ribbon in its original case. The 1 3/16" diameter bronze medal features, to its obverse, a falcon perched atop a Samurai shield, whose upwardly-stretched wings encompass a sixteen-lobed Imperial Chrysanthemum, with radiating lines as the backdrop. To its reverse are two helmets, one with the Navy anchor to it, the other with the Army star, above a stylized kanji inscription reading, "Showa era 6th Year to 9th Year Incident" (1931-1934), enclosed by a tape border, with a field of cherry blossoms as the backdrop. This medal was established in July of 1934, commemorating the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and the subsequent border campaigns (as war was not officially declared, the action was referred to as an "incident"). The swiveling hanger connected to the top of the medal features abstract foliage as its pattern, and is itself connected to a swiveling, horizontal bar, through which the ribbon passes. To the front of this bar is a horizontal plate, upon which is embossed a row of four kanji characters, translating to "War Medal." The 1 7/16" wide, watered silk ribbon’s vertical bands are narrow burgundy-wide orange-wide pink-very narrow yellow-wide red-very narrow yellow-wide pink-wide orange-narrow burgundy. An elongated, vertical alloy hook is to its top, which folds down and mates with an eye sewn to its reverse. The bronze medal has dulled somewhat with age, but its ribbon is still very clean. The medal and ribbon are nested into corresponding depressions to the yellow flocked interior base of its original presentation case. The exterior of the 2 3/8" x 4 3/8" x 13/16", navy blue hard shell case has stamped to its convex cover, in gold, a column of eight kanji characters. A fabric hinge connects the cover along its upper edge to its base. Both the interior and exterior of the case exhibit the expected age soiling, with the edges of the case having moderate wear to them.
GRADE **** PRICE $39.00
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