A Second Class Japanese Sea Disaster Rescue Society Merit Medal In Original Case Of Issue GTRexclude Officer's Decoration

Officer's Decoration

bow-tied original ribbon

The majority of those who received the award did so for services during the First World War

Fullsize: 34 mm

A Second Class Japanese Sea Disaster Rescue Society Merit Medal In Original Case Of Issue GTRexclude Officer's DecorationA Pre Second War Imperial Japanese Sea Disaster Rescue Society Merit Medal, 1st Class; in gilded silver; measuring 31. 5 mm in diameter; matching gilded suspension; in case of issue; extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Japanese Sea Disaster refers to an earthquake that occurred on May 26, at 11: 59: 57 local time (02: 59: 57 UTC) in the Sea of Japan about 100 km west of the coast of Noshiro. It had a magnitude of 7. 8 on the moment magnitude scale