Japanese Rising Sun 7 Class Medal

This medal is a Rising Sun (Kyuokujitsusho) order medal 7th class. The order features the Paulonia Leaf (a symbol of the Imperial family) in green enamel with purple enamel flowers (a beatiful art that is almost lost today). The back features 4 Japanese characters that translate to "order of the merit decoration."

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World War I 1914 - 1920 Japanese Siberian Russian Bolshevik Revolution Medal

This medal was awarded to those who participated in World War 1 as either destroyer squadrons in the Mediterranean or those who went to Siberia after the Bolshevik Revolution. The medal was created with Imperial Edict No. 203 on November 6, 1915 . This blackened bronze medal features a chrysanthemum crest (symbol of the Imperial Family) on top of two crossed 16 Joukyokujitsuki flags (often referred to as the Japanese Navy flag, but used by all branches of the military during times of war) and paulonias all around the outer edges. The bar contains the Japanese characters for "War Medal" while tha back has the characters for "Taisho 3rd year (1914) to Taisho 9th year (1920) War."

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World War II Japanese 1937 - 1945 China Incident Medal

This medal is a 1937 - 1945 China Incident medal (this was an undeclared war and is referred to by the Japanese as an "incident" - thus the name) created by Imperial Edict No. 496 on July 27, 1939. The front features a "yata no karasu" (a mythical giant red crow) with a 16 Joukyokujitsuki flag (often referred to as the Japanese Navy flag, but used by all branches of the military during World War 2) on either side and a 16 pedal chrysanthemum crest (symbol of the Imperial Family) above. The back features mountains and the sea with four Japanese characters.

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1904 Japanese Russia War Medal

This medal commemorates the war between Japan and Russia in Manchuria, Korea and China. The medal was created with Imperial Edict No. 51 on March 31, 1906. The front features crossed 16 Joukyokujitsuki flags (often referred to as the Japanese Navy flag, but used by all branches of the military during times of war), a 16 pedal chrysanthemum crest (symbol of the Imperial Family) above and a paulonia leaf (symbol of the Imperial Family) below. The back features a Japanese shield with the characters "Meiji 37 (1904) - 8 years war."

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Rare 1933 Shibuya Ward United Sub Chapter Veteran's Badge

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Vintage Japanese Hunting License Badge

This is a vintage hunting license badge (post WW2) which is quite rare (approx. 1.2 inches across - 3 cm). Gun and other firearms are illegal in Japan so very few hunting licenses are given out and are those that are issued are tightly regulated (you can see in that the licenses have only 2 digits meaning that each prefecture in Japan give out less than 100 a year). The badge has a dark blue enamel background with the top two Japanese charaters reading "Hunting". The middle characters read "Fukushima" (the prefecture where the license was given) with the license number (43) at the bottom. A unique addition to any Japanese badge or hunting collection.

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