Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Auction was a new Albatros of

was a new Albatros of the small type with 160 horse power Mercedes engine

original full-length neck ribbon

comprising Order Pour-le-Merite

two on the front and the other seven on the sides and rear

gold colored crest on red lid

Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Auction was a new Albatros ofChina (Manchukuo), Japan; Bronze, unmarked, 30 mm, original ribbon with hook and eye, light contact and spotting, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, case also near extremely fine, Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1940 and commemorates the Nomonhan Incident, a clash with Russia that happened in Manchuria. The Battles of Khalkhyn Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet Japanese border conflicts fought among