Japan, Imperial. A Rare First War Victory Medal Auction the Battalion itself being absorbed

the Battalion itself being absorbed into the 12th Reserve Battalion on July 18th

185 mm (w) x 720 mm (h)

He was issued the Honorable Service Lapel Button on September 2

the lid bearing a gilt German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

below a large stylized lily

Japan, Imperial. A Rare First War Victory Medal Auction the Battalion itself being absorbedInstituted in 1920. In bronze, measuring 36. 5 mm in diameter, original ribbon with hook and eye, soldered ring, extremely fine. Footnote: The Victory Medal was established by Imperial Edict No. 406 on September 17, 1920, to be awarded to "military personnel who served with merit and zeal between August 23, 1914 and January 9, 1920." Roughly 700,000 were awarded.