unknown japanese medal.

[NBolinger]

A friend of mine just got this minitaure group to a ww1 us colonel.I have never seen the japanese medal before, any help i can get would be great.Thanks in advance for any help i can get.

[NBolinger]

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[Nick Komiya]

That's a merit medal from Japan's Fisheries Association. Here's the history of the association
http://www.suisankai.or.jp/daisui_e/reki1_e.html

[NBolinger]

Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the help on the medal.