Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Auction accompanied by two 9 mm

accompanied by two 9 mm x 35

Instituted 15 May 1917 by Kaiser Wilhelm I

the other in gold-coloured bullion wire interlaced with black threading

A pair of sleeve chevrons

Japan, Empire. A Second War Japanese Wound Badge Auction accompanied by two 9 mmA 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.