Award plaque that was designed by the famous Japanese sculptor Jitsuzō Hinago (帝展彫刻家, 1892-1945) who also designed 1939 China Incident and 1944 Great East Asia War medals.
Bronze.
Size 75 × 75 mm.
Weight 102 g.
Reverse
艦長賞 - Captain’s Award
皇紀二千五百九十五年 - 1935
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