Manchukuo, Japanese Occupation. A National Foundation Merit Medal Auction 8 mm (w) x 40

8 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) inclusive of its ball suspension

It was fought by the Russian First and Second Armies against the German Eighth Army between August 26 and 30 August 1914

each 45 mm in length with a horizontal pinback

A First War Trio to the 3rd Canadian Infantry

Manchukuo, Japanese Occupation. A National Foundation Merit Medal Auction 8 mm (w) x 40Instituted in 1933. In blackened bronze, measuring 30 mm in diameter, light contact, original ribbon with hook and eye, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, balsa wood frame, black lacquer finish, gilt characters on the lid, with three characters hand carved into the lid over the top five gilt characters, white felt recessed medal bed, edge wear on the exterior, case very fine. Footnote: The National Foundation Merit Medal was