£700 - £800
AN ANTIQUE MATSUMOTO KAZU CAPTAINS ARMY MEDAL FROM THE FIRST JAPANESE SINNO WAR OF 1890, WITH A LOGISTICS DIVISION SAKI CUP. THE INSCRIPTION READS "FOR LOYALTY TO JAPAN" SOUTH CHINA , 8114 DIVISION.
CAPTAIN MATSUMOTO WENT ON TO FIGHT AS A SEA CAPTAIN ON THE ROYAL IMPERIAL NAVY SHIP "FUJI" SINKING THE RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP "BORODINO" AT THE BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA AND WAS THEN PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF ADMIRAL AND THEN REAR ADMIRAL.
THE MEDAL ITSELF IS MADE FROM IWAMI GINZAN SILVER WITH A MATCHING FOB CHAIN 45mm x 3mm
A very rare royal imperial Japanese medal.
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