Japan Red Cross 日本赤十字社紀章・徽章. Medals made before 1941 are usually made of sterling silver. Aluminum is used for later medals. A very beautiful medal with fine craftmanship ,original ribbon with hook and eye . This is a Japanese Red Cross Sterling Silver  Medal. No case.  Ribbon very clean. Dated Meiji 21 [1888]. This date is used for all Red Cross medals regardless of date of issue. 

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History

During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), the Japanese Red Cross played a vital role in assisting Japanese civilians and wounded soldiers. However, as the Imperial Japanese Army tended to ignore the Geneva Convention, government and military restrictions hampered the ability of the Japanese Red Cross to assist the hundreds of thousands of European military and civilians interned in prison camps in the Japanese-occupied areas of Southeast Asia.

After World War II, the Japanese Red Cross was reformed under American advisers. On 14 August 1952, it was given legal status as a special non-profit corporation.

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