Japan, Empire. Three Commemorative Medals Archive this type of cotton armband

this type of cotton armband was worn with the brown shirt

reverse with an analogous medallion bearing the institution date of “1827” in Gold numbers

a Certificate Promoting Him To Captain (to John Joseph Donovan

1952) at the lower left

He was a talented scientist and inventor

Japan, Empire. Three Commemorative Medals Archive this type of cotton armbandWar Medal 1914 1920 (in blackened bronze, measuring 30. 3 mm in diameter, original ribbon with hook and eye); 2600th National Anniversary Commemorative Medal (in bronze gilt, measuring 30. 5 mm in diameter, original ribbon with hook and eye); and Showa Enthronement Commemorative Medal (in silver, with a gilt Imperial chrysanthemum emblem on the obverse, measuring 30. 5 mm in diameter, original ribbon with hook and eye, in its hardshelled case of