Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Corner Reinforcements - 29 x 34” German Badges & Signs as well as several medals

as well as several medals

and does not have the usual swivel seen

which shows moderate use and staining

The verso is engraved with the crown of King Albert

probably by the veteran upon return to the US

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Rising Sun Army War Flag with Corner Reinforcements - 29 x 34” German Badges & Signs as well as several medalsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Rising Sun Flag ( Kyokujitsu ki) design was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period. On May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, and on October 7, 1889, it was adopted as the naval ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Naval flags have the sun off center to the left). With the sun in the center, this is a flag of the