Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case visually-hidden qualified as an Air Gunner

qualified as an Air Gunner effective March 25

first medal is maker marked "W

431 Squadron aboard Wellington III

Halsdekoration Museumsstück)

gilt wear on the Baden medal

Japan, Imperial. An Order of the Sacred Treasure, II Class Star in Case visually-hidden qualified as an Air Gunner(, Zuihsh). Instituted in 1888. Type I (1888 2003). In silver gilt, an eight point star with clusters of white enamelled rays, separated by a single short blue ray, the obverse medallion featuring a silver flower on a blue enamelled field, encircled by a silver gilt ring along with sixteen red glass cabochons, reverse bears a tripronged pin and larch catch, with four rivets and central kanji, measures 74 mm (w) x 73. 9 mm (h), weighs 97. 86 grams,