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1937-1945 The China Incident Medal 支那事変従軍記章 WITH BOX AND Ribbon Bar

$ 5.28

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Condition: Used
  • Modified Item: No
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)

    Description

    1937-1945
    The China Incident Medal
    (
    支那事変従軍記章
    ,
    Sina jihen jūgun kishō
    )
    medal was created by Imperial Edit No. 496 on July 27, 1939;
    and was awarded for service in China at any time from the 12th through the 20th years of the Shōwa (1937–1945).
    An amendment was promulgated by Imperial Edict No. 418 in 1944; and the decoration was abolished in 1946 by government ordinance No. 177.
    Box: cardboard paste, silver gilt letters:
    支那事変従軍記章
    (
    The China Incident Medal
    ). Paper and felt inside.
    Condition: Ribbon slightly faded and soiled, medal tarnished, discolored, oxidized and slightly worn.
    Box: Scratches and abrasions with rubbing and loss, letters are clear and readable and intact. Hinge is strong. Felt with minuscule loss. Ribbon bar slightly soiled, oxidized.
    Reference: James W. Peterson: Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States (Third Edition), Duluth: The Orders and Medals Society of America, 2000, p. 50.
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