Medal - Japanese Occupation Homma 2602 (1943) front Medal - Japanese Occupation Homma 2602 (1943) back
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Medal - Japanese Occupation Homma

2602 (1943) year
Silver - 36 mm
Description
Location
Japan
Emperor
Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type
Award medals › Military awards
Year
2602 (1943)
Calendar
Japanese - Kōki
Composition
Silver
Diameter
36 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#118334
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Two coconut trees and a poem, in Japanese

Comment

Honeycutt - 310, Basso- 150.

Masaharu Homma (本間 雅晴 Homma Masaharu, November 27, 1887 – April 3, 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March. After the war, Homma was convicted of war crimes relating to the actions of troops under his direct command and executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946.