great white fleet visit to japan

On June 27, 1907, at the height of a crisis in Japanese-American relations, President Theodore Roosevelt decided to send the Atlantic battleship fleet to the Pacific in the fall. The 1904–5 Russo-Japanese War had demonstrated the military and naval might of Japan, while the decisive Russian...

Silver, gilt, enamel. Height approximately 60 mm. Weight 24 g. Reverse 米國艦隊歓迎 - U.S. Fleet Welcoming 明治四十一年十月 - October, 1908 手内陸軍大臣開催 - Held by Minister of Army Terauchi 午餐東京後楽園於テ- Lunch at Tokyo Korakuyen