Japan. A Iwate Prefecture Fire Brigade Association Honorary Member Badge, Cased And Boxed United Republic of on a tan rayon backer

on a tan rayon backer

Cased - Commander's Cross

Acquired from the estate of Major Friedrich Franz von Hanstein

125 mm x 225 mm)

Japan. A Iwate Prefecture Fire Brigade Association Honorary Member Badge, Cased And Boxed United Republic of on a tan rayon backerJapan; Silver gilt, 29. 5 mm (w) x 34. 2 mm (h), suspended from a hanger with pinback, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, balsa wood frame, black lacquer finish, gilt characters on the lid, maker marked on the inside lid, recessed medal bed, wear evident in the fabric overlying the hinged area, case near extremely fine, enclosed in its cardboard box of issue. Footnote: Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture in the Thoku region of Japan.