Japan, Occupied Manchukuo. A National Shrine Foundation Medal, C.1940 Auction Archive clutching a blue enameled disc

clutching a blue enameled disc with a central gilt Lufthansa insignia

A First War Memorial Cross to the First Ontario Regiment - (6854 Pte J

Footnote: This badge is the smaller version

Constructed of blackened metal (magnetic)

Wagner & Son

Japan, Occupied Manchukuo. A National Shrine Foundation Medal, C.1940 Auction Archive clutching a blue enameled discInstituted in 1940. In silver, measuring 30. 5 mm in diameter, scattered tarnishing, light contact, original ribbon with hook and eye, better than very fine. Footnote: In 1935, the Special Service Bureau of the Kwantung Army announced plans to build a Shinto shine in Manchukuo, to ""promote friendship between Japan and Manchukuo, and dedicated to the Sun Goddess, the Emperor Meiji, and the Manchu ancestors"". During the war years, the Japanese Army