Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
November 2015 Baltimore Auction - Sess. A-C 5-6 November 2015
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PHILIPPINES. Japanese Occupation. Homma Medal in Silver, 1942. EXTREMELY FINE.
35.46 mm; 18.6 gms. Basso-150. Type I with plain edge. By Clemente Zamora. Japanese soldier in combat gear facing away at center gazing at the island of Corregidor in distance with commemorative legend above; Reverse: Two palm tress with fronds at top, four stars at center and filling the fields is a poem which Basso credits General Homma with writing. Struck with dies SA(3) from the Czahor survey. Plain edge with a spot of solder at twelve o'clock where a loop was at one time attached and has since been removed or broken off. Medium slate toning throughout giving a nice balanced appearance. Some contact marks in fields, only visible under magnification, light handling wear on high points. Some PVC residue noted for accuracy. EXTREMELY FINE.
From the Ray Czahor collection.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00
35.46 mm; 18.6 gms. Basso-150. Type I with plain edge. By Clemente Zamora. Japanese soldier in combat gear facing away at center gazing at the island of Corregidor in distance with commemorative legend above; Reverse: Two palm tress with fronds at top, four stars at center and filling the fields is a poem which Basso credits General Homma with writing. Struck with dies SA(3) from the Czahor survey. Plain edge with a spot of solder at twelve o'clock where a loop was at one time attached and has since been removed or broken off. Medium slate toning throughout giving a nice balanced appearance. Some contact marks in fields, only visible under magnification, light handling wear on high points. Some PVC residue noted for accuracy. EXTREMELY FINE.
From the Ray Czahor collection.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00