Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, III Class in Case certificate_of_authenticity A Black Grade Wound Badge

A Black Grade Wound Badge Document to the 1st Waffen-SS

with folding crease and two punched holes

and Canadian troops near Schwerin on 2-3 May 1945

a superb private account of a Luftwaffe serviceman’s time across the Mediterranean theatre in near extremely fine condition

and light oxidation visible on the core of the cross

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Sacred Crown, III Class in Case certificate_of_authenticity A Black Grade Wound Badge( Hkan sh). Instituted on January 4, 1888 by Emperor Meiji of Japan. A rare decoration of which few were issued, presenting a silver gilt oval medallion with clusters of three green and pink enamelled cherry blossoms forming the four points of a star, the medallion center features a silver gilt ancient Japanese Imperial Crown on a blue enamel background, with a red enamelled surround with finely enamelled stocks and a dual pearl border, centre reverse