Japan, Empire. A Medal for Public Service certificate_of_authenticity the upper of each strap

the upper of each strap in forest green wool

Thai maker marked and hallmarked on the reverse of the crown

constructed of a field-grey card stock binding and retaining all 52 paginated interior pages with stamped and handwritten entries

the box measuring 475 mm in length x 43 mm in width x 43 mm in height

The breast flaps are also lined with the light green “Waffenfarbe” piping of Wehrmacht Gebirgsjäger units

Japan, Empire. A Medal for Public Service certificate_of_authenticity the upper of each strapIn silver, bearing the Imperial Orchid Blossom Crest on the top of the obverse of the medal with Vertical Japanese Characters translating to Public Service , encircled by the Machurian grain Kaoliang. The reverse bears Japanese characters translating To Confer, To Bestow, To Aware. The medal measures at 35mm in diameter, weighs 24. 2 grams, and is on its period hook and eye ribbon. The rim presents two hallmarks, one 1000 silver mark in a diamond