Thailand, Kingdom. A Second War East Asia Service Medal certificate_of_authenticity reverse inscribed “Meiji 21” (1888)

reverse inscribed “Meiji 21” (1888) - note that this date is used for all Japanese Red Cross medals regardless of issue

The cap features thick chocolate brown piping along the bottom brim with a red

Brass Service Button (in brass

a fine eight-pointed faceted star in silver gilt

Instituted on January 4

Thailand, Kingdom. A Second War East Asia Service Medal certificate_of_authenticity reverse inscribed “Meiji 21” (1888)Instituted in 1941. In silvered zinc, measuring 38 mm (w) x 55 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, scattered silvering and edge wear, original ribbon suspended from a silvered zinc hanger with pinback, very fine. Footnote: The Medal was awarded in 1942 to members of the Thai Armed Forces who served in the East Asia theater of operations during the Second World War. Following the Japanese invasion on December 1941, the Thai government surrendered