Japan, Empire. A Sea Disaster Rescue Society Merit Medal, II Class Buy Now Gold) and maker's mark AK

Gold) and maker's mark AK = Albert Keibel

about extremely fine

All suspended from a 90 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback

arriving in Canada later that month

with scattered silvering wear evident exposing the underlying metal base

Japan, Empire. A Sea Disaster Rescue Society Merit Medal, II Class Buy Now Gold) and maker's mark AK(Kaij Saigai Kyjo Kykai Krsh). Instituted in late 1923. A circular silver medal, the obverse with a central depiction of two figures attempting to stay afloat on a sinking vessel, the reverse inscribed Sea Disaster Rescue Society Merit Medal in Japanese characters, on a single toe suspension bar for suspension from its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 31. 9 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Japanese Sea Disaster