Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a thin red line

with a thin red line in the center

with facsimile signature of Göring and original signature of General Der Flieger

After supporting air operations in the Marianas for another two weeks

minor wear and moderate use

Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a thin red lineA Second War Japanese Non Combatant Koushou Wound Badge, in silver and red enamels, dual vertical pinback; marked with six Japanese characters; patina, hairline crack on two of the enamel arms, fine condition. In an appropriate period plain wooden box. Footnotes: The majority of Koushou wound badges were often awarded to soldiers that died due to a serious disease during the Second War.