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JAPAN: Showa, 1926-1989, copper-nickel medal, ND (1939), VF

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JAPAN: Showa, 1926-1989, copper-nickel medal, ND (1939), VF
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JAPAN: Showa, 1926-1989, copper-nickel medal, ND (1939), Manzhouli Border Guard Commemorative Medal, with loop as made, VF, RR, ex William M. Rosenblum. The Manzhouli Border Guard Commemorative Medal was issued to Japanese Imperial Army forces stationed along the volatile border between the puppet state of Manchukuo and the Soviet Union and Mongolia, specifically around the strategic border city of Manzhouli. The obverse has the top right inscription "Manzhouli", pinpointing the strategic border hub in modern-day Inner Mongolia. The middle and left inscriptions are the names of military units (Matsuo Detachment and Shiba Detachment). Below is a beautiful relief landscape characteristic of the Mongolian-Manchurian steppe, showcasing a two-humped Bactrian camel, a sheep with its lamb, a traditional nomadic Yurt (Ger) tent, and an open grassland background. The reverse has the inscription in arching characters which translates to "Border Guarding Commemorative." The central map features a topographical military schematic of the border region. It shows the border line separating the Soviet Union written at the top and the Republic of China territory at the bottom. It highlights crucial logistical and conflict-heavy geographic points written in a mix of Kanji and Katakana, including Manzhouli, Hailar, Nomonhan (famed site of the 1939 border clash), Solovievsk, and the Tsagan Obo / Zun-Kharaa area. At the top of the map sits the Imperial Japanese Army star, and at the bottom, the Japanese national flag.