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JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AE medal, ND, AU

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JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AE medal, ND, AU
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JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AE medal, ND, 56mm bronze "Senbaku Hokoku" Slogan ("Serving the Nation through Shipping") medal; crossed National Flag of Japan (Hinomaru), and Japanese Merchant Marine Flag behind a large anchor // sixteen Tensho characters incorporating the "Senbaku Hokoku" Slogan, yo de fune kuni / ichi zenku baku / sai kokai ho / masurao kuni, few minor reverse dings, AU. When you read just the bottom reverse row horizontally from right to left, it forms the phrase Senbaku Hokoku, which means "Serving the Nation through Shipping." This was a heavily promoted national slogan following the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and peaked dramatically during and immediately after the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). During this window, the Japanese government heavily decorated civilian crewmen (Masurao) who operated requisitioned merchant marine transport fleets to support the front lines. This type was likely struck circa 1900-1910 in the early Meiji era.