Japan, Empire. A 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War Medal Auction the obverse with a raised

the obverse with a raised central oak-leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 555 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

very to extremely fine

with a gilded Crown of Zvonimir in the center

It involved a morning salute

Japan, Empire. A 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War Medal Auction the obverse with a raisedInstituted in 1906. In bronze gilt, measuring 30. 3 mm in diameter, spotting, edge nicks, contact marks, original ribbon with hook and eye, fine. Footnote: The Russo Japanese War Medal was established by Imperial Edict No. 51 on March 31, 1906 and awarded for participation in the war between February 8, 1904 and September 5, 1905.