Japan: An unusual Mounted group of five medals comprising: Order of the Golden Kite 7th Class; Great War Medal 1914-1920; Showa Enthronement Medal 1926; Manchukuo Border Incident War Medal (Battles of Khalkhin Gol); China Incident War Medal. Mounted loose for wear
Condition: Good Very Fine
An unusual group to a veteran of the Great War and later of the actions against the Soviet Union at Khalkin Gol as well as against the Chinese in the Second World War.
The Nomonhan Incident Medal, officially known as the Manchukuo Border Incident War Medal, was a military campaign medal instituted in 1940 by the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. It was created to recognize Japanese and Manchurian military forces who participated in the 1939 Nomonhan Incident (better known in the West as the Battles of Khalkhin Gol), a heavy border clash against Soviet and Mongolian forces. Because Japan suffered a devastating defeat in the conflict, the medal represents a unique and highly collectible piece of interwar militaria
