JAPAN. BOXER REBELLION WAR MEDAL, 1900
Japan. Boxer Rebellion War Medal, 1900
The Medal was created on 21 March 1901 for the members of the 5th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army and of the Japanese Imperial Navy who were part of the eight-nation alliance forces who lifted the two and a half month siege of the Foreign Legations in Peking (Beijing) during the ‘Boxer’ Rebellion.
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£400 - £600
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Hammer price:
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£320 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The Japanese forces consisted of 20,300 soldiers, 540
marines and 18 warships and were thus much the largest contingent from the
eight participating nations.
This is one of the rarest
Japanese medals
