ORIGINAL! WW1 JAPAN VICTORY MEDAL TOP QUALITY 1920 AWARD w/ WOOD PRESENTATION BOX
WW1 JAPAN VICTORY MEDAL TOP QUALITY 1920 AWARD WITH ITS WOOD PRESENTATION BOX
FOR SALE IS A 100% AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL JAPANESE WORLD WAR I INTER-ALLIED VICTORY MEDAL. THIS HISTORIC BRONZE MEDAL WAS OFFICIALLY INSTITUTED BY IMPERIAL EDICT IN SEPTEMBER 1920. IT WAS AWARDED TO JAPANESE MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO SERVED WITH DISTINCTION DURING WORLD WAR I BETWEEN AUGUST 23, 1914, AND MARCH 30, 1920.
THIS SPECIFIC SET REPRESENTS A TOP QUALITY LEVEL EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN THE SURVIVNG COLLECTOR MARKETPLACE. THIS PIECE HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED, POLISHED, OR ALTERED IN ANY WAY. IT REMAINS IN COMPLETELY ORIGINAL VINTAGE CONDITION.MEDAL DETAILS & CONDITION
- OBVERSE (FRONT): FEATURES THE CRISP, HIGH-RELIEF DEPICTION OF THE JAPANESE DEITY TAKE-MIKAZUCHI-NO-KAMI STANDING FORWARD HOLDING A SPEAR. THE STRIKE IS SHARP WITH VERY CLEAN EDGES.
- REVERSE (BACK): FEATURES THE CHARACTERISTIC JAPANESE BLOSSOM EMBLEM SURROUNDED BY THE EMBLEMS OF THE FIVE MAIN ALLIED NATIONS: JAPAN, GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED STATES, FRANCE, AND ITALY. THE KANJI CHARACTERS TRANSLATE DIRECTLY TO "GREAT WAR FOR DEFENSE OF CIVILIZATION."
- RIBBON: THE ORIGINAL DOUBLE-RAINBOW PATTERNED SILK RIBBON EXHIBITS A TOP QUALITY PRESERVATION LEVEL. THE COLORS REMAIN RICH, VIBRANT, AND UNBOX-FADED. THE MOUNTING RING AND SUSPENSION LOOP OPERATE PERFECTLY WITH NO REPAIRS.
STORAGE BOX DETAILSTHE MEDAL COMES SECURELY HOUSED INSIDE ITS FACTORY-ISSUED, ORIGINAL TITLED LIGHTWOODEN PRESENTATION BOX WITH A WHITE VELVET LINED RECESSED INSERT. THE BOX IS HIGHLY PRESERVED AND STRUCTURALLY INTACT.
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