obverse illustrating a helmeted soldier tied to two columns
Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan (1991 Issue)
six-pointed star hallmarked on the pin
There are full-length fullers on both sides
the interior with a padded white satin-type lid liner and intact hinge cover
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Auction obverse illustrating a helmeted soldier(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of service awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron