Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, V Class Award Auction Archive Fighting was hand to hand

Fighting was hand to hand

The division had been slated to be deployed overseas to fight in the First World War

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Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, V Class Award Auction Archive Fighting was hand to hand(, Hkan sh) Institution Date: January 3, 1888 by Emperor Meiji. A Japanese Order of the Sacred Crown, V Class. A silver gilt oval medallion with clusters of three enamelled cherry blossoms forming the four points of a star, center obverse presenting a silver gilt ancient Japanese Imperial Crown on an enamelled blue background, reverse plain. The obverse medallion is encircled by two rings set with small pearls, several missing. There is a green