japanese medals and orders

  1. Constitution of the Empire of Japan Commemorative Association Membership Medal/大日本帝国立憲紀念会員章

    Obverse 大日本 - Greater Japan 帝国立憲紀念會員章 - Imperial Constitution Comemmorative Association Membership Medal reverse engraved 第五百七十六号 - No. 576 Ribbon.
  2. Lieutenant General Gaishi Nagaoka/長岡外史 陸軍中将

    Gaishi Nagaoka (長岡 外史, May 13, 1858 - April 21 , 1933) Japanese air force commander and pioneer of aviation, whose mustache measured 20 inches from tip to tip, was born Suō Province in 1858. His father, San'emon Hori (堀 三右衛門, Hori Sanemon), was an adopted son of Nanyo Nagaoka (長岡 南陽, Nagaoka...
  3. 6th class Golden Kite and 7th class Rising Sun orders posthumously awarded in 1938 to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda

    Both order were formally issued to Sergeant Major Kumata Maeda /前田熊太/ on November 5, 1938 (date when he was KIA). In reality set was issued to his relatives somewhere around late 1939/early 1940.
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