China Incident War Medal 1937
56,00 €
The China Incident War Medal was established by Imperial Edict No. 496 in July 1939. It was awarded to soldiers deployed to China until the summer of 1945.
The medal, made of bronze with a diameter of 30 mm, features a swivel grip and has a bar with the inscription “War Medal.” On the front, it depicts the “yata-no-karasu,” a legendary three-legged crow, placed over crossed army and navy flags, with rays of light behind and the chrysanthemum emblem at the top.
The back of the medal is adorned with a design representing northern China, central China, and the Yellow Sea, featuring mountains, clouds, and waves in a traditional Chinese style. The inscription reads “China Incident.”
On July 7, 1937, an incident at the Marco Polo Bridge near Peiping triggered the further escalation of Japan’s invasion of China. This undeclared conflict, referred to as an “incident,” spread across much of China, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths before it ended with Japan’s surrender in 1945.
*The yata-no-karasu is a mythical, giant, three-legged red crow, which, according to legend, guided the army of Emperor Jimmu Tenno through the mountains.
