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Medal - Japanese Red Cross aluminium
| Location | Japan |
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| Year | 1941-1945 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | A ho-oo (phoenix) displayed in high relief at centre, its spread wings and elaborate tail feathers rising upward, perched above a plain Greek cross in the lower field. Flanking the cross are two sprays of chrysanthemum blossoms, with olive or laurel branches extending to either side. The design is contained within a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing two horizontal lines of incuse Japanese characters within a beaded inner border. The upper line reads the Meiji 21 (1888) reign-era date, and the lower line identifies the Japanese Red Cross Society. |
| Reverse script | Japanese (kanji) |
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