Help with japanese medal

[L11-VELASCO]

Dear Gents

I need help to identify this japanese medal with box
and too how much would be aprox its price range

Thanks in advance


Fernando


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[Nick Komiya]

That is the China Incident War Medal, the most common Japanese medal, worth 10 to 20 dollars

[L11-VELASCO]

That is the China Incident War Medal, the most common Japanese medal, worth 10 to 20 dollars

Thanks Nick for your help

Fernando

[BRUNO FRANCK]

hello Fernando

i think this is the Marco Polo medal

this is a medal for a war that never existed,,there was an incident on the marco polo bridge on 7 july 1937,, but there was never a declarens of war,,,,

greetings Bruno

[Rod G]

Nambu World: China Incident Medal
            The Japanese rather euphemistically refer to their more than decade-long war in China that cost millions of lives as the Shi-na ji-hen, or “China Incident”. There were two main service medals awarded for this campaign. The one for the early phase mostly in Manchuria (1931-34) is covered separately. This section focuses on the one for the later phase in the rest of China (1937-45). This later one is somewhat more common than the earlier one, and is probably the most common Japanese service medal (a good place to start for beginning collectors).

Nick's right Bruno. This is from Terri Bryant's Nambu World website (not that it was necessary to refer to this site but what the hey).

This is the later medal.

Regards, Rod

[L11-VELASCO]

Now all is very clear to me,thanks Rod and Bruno

Merry Christmas from Spain all of you Gents

Fernando

[BRUNO FRANCK]

hi Rod

i now Nick is an expert,,

i take mine information out of the book from HEITAI Page 331

greetings Bruno

[Rod G]

hi Rod

i now Nick is an expert,,

i take mine information out of the book from HEITAI Page 331

greetings Bruno

Hi Bruno,

You're correct too, I have the same book. I think that passage is poorly written.

It does say "a medal for a war that never happened" but further down it says the translation for the medal is 'China incident'. It means the Marco Polo Bridge incident was manufactured as a pretext for the all out invasion of China. This medal is for general service in the war that followed the incident.

Best wishes, Rod