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JAPAN: Showa, 1926-1989, AE medal (81.66g), year 12 (1937), XF

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JAPAN: Showa, 1926-1989, AE medal (81.66g), year 12 (1937), XF
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JAPAN: Showa, 1926-1989, AE medal (81.66g), year 12 (1937), 54mm bronze medal, China Incident Commemorative Bronze Medal; a high-relief Imperial Japanese military officer stands prominently on the right, wearing a standard field cap and uniform, holding a pair of binoculars to his eyes to scout enemy positions with officer's Sword (Shingunto); a long military katana in its scabbard hangs clearly from his left hip, a hallmark sidearm of Japanese officers during this era; at lower left foreground, a defensive position built out of stacked sandbags is visible with a Type 11 or Type 96 light machine gun mounted on top of the sandbags, aimed toward the left; behind the sandbags, the helmets of infantry soldiers are visible as they take cover in the trench or fortification and across the water or open field in the upper left background; smoke rises over a heavily built-up urban area or fortified city wall, symbolizing the targeted city or Chinese defensive line under bombardment // the center features a giant aerial bomb pointing downward; superimposed over it are three twin-engine military aircraft (likely Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" heavy bombers or similar types utilized by the Imperial Japanese Navy/Army) flying in formation across the sky; behind the planes is a stylized map of coastal and mainland East China, tracing waterways, shorelines, and regional topography targeted during the early campaigns of the conflict, inscribed Shina Jihen Kinen (China Incident Commemoration) over the bomb, Showa Juni-nen (Showa Year 12) below, and Zohekyoku-sei (Made by the Mint) at bottom rim denoting an official medal of the Osaka Mint, some nicks, XF.