© Stacks Bowers
© Stacks Bowers
Medal - Admiral Heihachiro Togo Battle of Tsushima
9 (1934) year| Bronze | 89.2 g | 55 mm |
| Location | Japan |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Military medals |
| Year | 9 (1934) |
| Calendar | Japanese - Shōwa era |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 89.2 g |
| Diameter | 55 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#148267 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Flag signal, on tablet with, behind, the battleship Mikasa.
Comment
Admiral Togo (1847-1934), born into a Samurai family in Kagoshima, was a great admirer of the British naval tradition and he studied with the British Navy between 1871-1878. It was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 which brought him to the position which he occupies in Japanese Naval history, most especially his resounding victory over the Russians at Tsushima (1905) when Russia's Baltic fleet of 49 vessels were destroyed, effectively ended the Tsar's aspirations in the Far East. Togo's famous "Z" Flag signal before the engagement was full of Nelsonian resonance, "On this battle rests the fate of the Empire, let every man do his utmost."The Mikasa, the ship shown on the medal, was his flagship in the Battle of Tsushima. She was British built, at Barrow-in-Furness, and delivered in 1902 at the cost of £880,000. The Mikasa is preserved as a museum ship at Yokosuka.
