Japan. Two Second War Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League Membership Badges Auction 1943 for service in the

1943 for service in the Italian theatre

original ribbons on the pair sewn together at the ends from previous suspension mounting

The underside utilizes a leather headband supported by a strip of orange foam at the forehead with a silk lined havana brown coloured underside

Given over to the United States as part of war reparations

very fine and very scarce

Japan. Two Second War Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League Membership Badges Auction 1943 for service in theTwo piece construction, white metal base with a bronze gilt star affixed in the centre, illustrating the army cap badge and crossed swords over a fouled anchor insignia inside a shield, one is 27 mm x 43. 7 mm with a straight pin fitting, the other is 27. 5 mm x 43 mm with a double sprung type fitting, light contact and surface wear, very fine.