A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Auction and MVD Medal for Excellent

and MVD Medal for Excellent Service in Moldova

with maker’s mark and French silver mark stamped on pin

There is an owner's label stitched to the underside of the liner on the right side

Colonel Kirkpatrick was killed

A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Auction and MVD Medal for ExcellentA Second War Japanese Non Combatant Koushou Wound Badge; in silver and red enamels; dual vertical pinback; marked with six Japanese characters; patina, hairline cracks on enamels and enamels chipped off on left arm; near very fine condition. Footnotes: The majority of Koushou wound badges were often awarded to soldiers that died due to a serious disease during the Second War.