Japanese “Boxer Rebellion” War Medal, 1901

Japanese “Boxer Rebellion” War Medal created on 21 March 1901 for the members of the 5th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army and of the Japanese Imperial Navy who were part of the eight-nation alliance forces. The Japanese forces consisted of 20,300 soldiers, 540 marines and 18 warships. This is apparently now considered one of the rarest Japanese medals…