bearing the Imperial Orchid Blossom Crest on the top of the obverse of the medal with Vertical Japanese Characters translating to “Promotion of Harmony”
Footnote: The medal was instituted on April 24 1912 by Decree 1879 of the Sovereign Council of the Order
on its full-length original neck ribbon with dual hook and eye
Not a man in the platoon would volunteer to stay
Accompanied by a mixed lot of 18 award documents
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A EM/NCO’s Dickie and Tie, Marked and Owner-Attributed Example Auction bearing the Imperial Orchid Blossom(Kriegsmarine Brusthemd fr Mannschaften und Unterfhrer). A matching set of Kriegsmarine EM NCO uniform accessories, including a dickie, constructed of a white cotton bib with drawstrings, emanating from a blue cotton collar adorned with three white cotton tresses, stamped with a mark of B. A. W. 3. 4. 39. indicating issue by Bekleidungsamt Wilhelmshaven, overlaid on the opposite side by a hand stitched service number in red threading, situated above a