Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Newly Listed Egypt Medal 1882-84

Egypt Medal 1882-84

reinforced stitching in high stress areas

each with silver bullion wire interlaced with brown threading

while the remaining eight buttons are purely decorative

Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Newly Listed Egypt Medal 1882-84China (Manchukuo), Japan; Bronze, unmarked, 30 mm, original ribbon with hook and eye, light contact and spotting, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, case also near extremely fine, Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1940 and commemorates the Nomonhan Incident, a clash with Russia that happened in Manchuria. The Battles of Khalkhyn Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet Japanese border conflicts fought among