Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Province of China The star was considered the

The star was considered the colonial equivalent of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (or at least the "Brother" grade associated with the Order)

It is accompanied by a dagger hanger

sizes "7 1/8"

and include sporadic spots of oxidation to the blade

Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (July 8

Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Province of China The star was considered theA Second War Japanese Non Combatant Koushou Wound Badge, in silver and red enamels, dual vertical pinback; marked with six Japanese characters; patina, hairline crack on two of the enamel arms, fine condition. In an appropriate period plain wooden box. Footnotes: The majority of Koushou wound badges were often awarded to soldiers that died due to a serious disease during the Second War.