凱旋記念 - Commeration of a triumphant return
君が為め捧げし命永らへて今日故郷にかへうれしさ - Joy on this day I return to my native land, having long offered my life in service to the Emperor
朝鮮
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Chōsen - Korea under Japanese occupation
The outside is this poem "The Spirit of the Japanese" by Motoori Norinaga:
If someone wonders
how to describe the spirit
of the Japanese,
say "mountain cherry blossoms,
glowing in the morning sun."
Beneath
it says "特許
(patent)
四二三一四(42314)".
Gilt around rim is worn with tiny rough spots and a miniscule chip. These came from a former gold camp (now on private land). Thanks for supporting our small Montana business!