A Second War Period Japanese Retired Soldier's Badge Auction "The Passing of the Empire"

"The Passing of the Empire" and "The Provocator"

An Early Swedish Order of the Sword in Gold

1914-15 Star to the Royal Engineers - 2nd/1st Field Company KIA - (2923 SPR

with two brass pips

with the husky six foot two inch Hughes almost knocking down the five foot seven inch Home Secretary (later First Lord of the Admiralty and Prime Minister)

A Second War Period Japanese Retired Soldier's Badge Auction "The Passing of the Empire"A Second War Period Japanese Retired Soldier's Badge; Two piece construction, bronze star on a silvered bronze shield base, illustrating a fouled anchor, a stylized crown, arms and flukes forming the lower border, a pair of broadswords crossed over the anchor, surmounted by the five pointed bronze star, 28 mm x 45. 3 mm, vertical pinback, light contact and gilt wear, better than very fine.