Japan, Imperial. A Rare First War Victory Medal Province of China (Medaille des Ordens Azad Hind

(Medaille des Ordens Azad Hind in Silber mit Schwertern)

insignia in bronze gilt with black and white enamels

the reverse gilded but plain

the reverse centre bears a shield with a crowned eagle in the centre circumscribed with “Landes Kameradschaftsbund Burgenland”

Japan, Imperial. A Rare First War Victory Medal Province of China (Medaille des Ordens Azad HindInstituted in 1920. In bronze, measuring 36. 5 mm in diameter, original ribbon with hook and eye, soldered ring, extremely fine. Footnote: The Victory Medal was established by Imperial Edict No. 406 on September 17, 1920, to be awarded to "military personnel who served with merit and zeal between August 23, 1914 and January 9, 1920."