Japan, Empire. A 2600Th National Anniversary Medal 1940, Cased With Award Document consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac above the company’s knight logo

above the company’s knight logo

traditional Albanian two-headed eagle in black machine embroidery on red shield

marked "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "STERLING SILVER" on the reverse

marked with a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "g" (1922) on the reverse

Japan, Empire. A 2600Th National Anniversary Medal 1940, Cased With Award Document consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac above the company’s knight logo(2600 Kenkoku 2600 shnenkinen medaru). Instituted in 1940. Medal in bronze gilt, measuring 30. 5 mm in width x 36. 5 mm in height, light contact and spotting overall, on its original ribbon with hook and eye, better than very fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, Japanese characters in silver coloured ink on the lid, inside lid in navy blue with a thatched look, base with a recessed medal bed in dark yellow felt, the case measuring 61 mm in height x