Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Auction Alexander Rodgers Groff of the

Alexander Rodgers Groff of the Edmonton Journal

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Japan. A Border Incident War Medal 1939, Cased Auction Alexander Rodgers Groff of theChina (Manchukuo), Japan; Bronze, unmarked, 30 mm, original ribbon with hook and eye, light contact and spotting, near extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, case also near extremely fine, Footnote: The medal was instituted in 1940 and commemorates the Nomonhan Incident, a clash with Russia that happened in Manchuria. The Battles of Khalkhyn Gol were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet Japanese border conflicts fought among