Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Auction 1942 in the ranks

1942 in the ranks

Political Cap Eagle - 1934 Pattern - in die stamped silvered metal

constructed in solid silver

small flake to 9 o'clock arm

Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Auction 1942 in the ranksChina (Manchukuo), Japan; Bronze, unmarked, 30 mm, original ribbon with hook and eye, light contact and spotting, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, case also near extremely fine, Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1940 and commemorates the Nomonhan Incident, a clash with Russia that happened in Manchuria. The Battles of Khalkhyn Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet Japanese border conflicts fought among