J010058 CASED WORLD WAR ONE VICTORY MEDAL. The 1 7/16" diameter bronze medal features, to its obverse, the standing figure of "Take-Mikazuchi-no-Kami," ancient and legendary conqueror of Japan, with what appears to be a lance in his hands. To its reverse is a globe encircled by twenty-two "beads," all to the center of a cherry blossom, against each of whose petals are flags with kanji characters to them, representing Japan, the United States, England, Italy and France. The characters arching along the base of the reverse apparently read "And Other Allied and United Nations," while those arching along its top read "Great War for Protection of Civilization." The characters arching along the right translate to "Taisho era 3rd Year" (1914) and those to the left "Taisho era 9th Year" (1920 - Japan fought Bolsheviks in Siberia after the cessation of hostilities in Europe). A perforated ball is to the top of the medal, through which its ribbon suspension ring passes. Fed unto the ring is a 1 7/16" wide, watered silk ribbon, in the vertical colors of the rainbow, being, from left to right, violet, dark, medium, and light blue, green, yellow, orange, red, orange, yellow, green, light, medium, and dark blue, and violet. An elongated, vertical alloy hook is to its top, which folds down and mates with an alloy eye sewn near the base of its reverse. Both the ribbon and medal exhibit light age soiling. This medal, established in September of 1920 and whose ribbon follows the same design as the similar medal issued to the allied European combatants, commemorates Japanese participation in the First World War, which mainly involved seizing German possessions in China and the South Pacific. The medal and ribbon are nested into corresponding depressions to the white flocked interior base of its original presentation case. The flocking is lightly nap worn and soiled. The 2 3/8" x 4 1/4" x 7/8" softwood case, which separates along its sides, has a column of gold kanji characters stamped to its cover. The exterior of the case is moderately age soiled.

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