Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan (1991 Issue)
obverse illustrating a helmeted soldier tied to two columns
case measures approximately 83 x83mm
The Air Force Cross is awarded for extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of the Medal of Honor
50 in which he had replaced the original Siddeley Puma engine with a more powerful
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Service Awards Auction Instituted in 1875 by Emperor(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of service awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 37 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 8 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron