A Japanese Horse Administration Bureau Award; 1St Class 1915 Archive England in 1910

England in 1910

by maker Aurich (marked on reverse)

featuring a 131 mm silvered steel blade

on reverse (Steinhauer & Lück

obverse illustrating a liberty ship framed in the cross-hair of a German U-boat periscope with the inscription "FOR SERVICE IN THE ARCTIC ZONE" above

A Japanese Horse Administration Bureau Award; 1St Class 1915 Archive England in 1910A Japanese Horse Administration Bureau Award; 1st Class 1915 Silver gilt, 61 mm, 53 mm wide full length neck ribbon intended to be placed around the neck of the horse, light contact, extremely fine. In its balsa wood box of issue, gilt characters on the lid, maker seal on the inside lid, recessed medal bed, age soiling on the exterior, box better than very fine.