Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Newly Listed 31 mm x 85

31 mm x 85

stamped with a mark of “KARLSRUHE” and with an issue number of “1003”

belt & boots belonged to a single individual

the arms bearing enameled crests of Mark

Bronzed tombac

Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Newly Listed 31 mm x 85A 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.