Japan, Empire. A Medal for Public Service Hold The document was signed in

The document was signed in faded black ink by Commander of the 1st Ski Division

A mid 20th Century ribbon fabricated from a cotton-silk blend

divided into three sections: the first section has a wonderfully thatched braid of multiple rows of loops with a thinly braided wire loop attached to the end of the braided portion

Instituted 18 October 1861 by Kaiser Wilhelm I

Japan, Empire. A Medal for Public Service Hold The document was signed inIn silver, bearing the Imperial Orchid Blossom Crest on the top of the obverse of the medal with Vertical Japanese Characters translating to Public Service , encircled by the Machurian grain Kaoliang. The reverse bears Japanese characters translating To Confer, To Bestow, To Aware. The medal measures at 35mm in diameter, weighs 24. 2 grams, and is on its period hook and eye ribbon. The rim presents two hallmarks, one 1000 silver mark in a diamond