Japan, Occupied Manchukuo. A Border Incident War Medal, C.1940 Buy Now 13 mm (w) x 53

13 mm (w) x 53

Footnote: Reginald Mashford was born on September 19

inscribed "SOUVENIR OF THE" above and "GREAT WAR" below

causing him to limp slightly

in recognition of his meritorious participation in the Expedition to China

Japan, Occupied Manchukuo. A Border Incident War Medal, C.1940 Buy Now 13 mm (w) x 53Instituted in 1940. In bronze gilt, measuring 30. 2 mm in diameter, spotting, light contact, lightly soiled original ribbon with hook and eye, better than very 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 the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan