Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 17 - Argentum 2 Jun 2018
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World Medals, Japan, Admiral Heihachiro Togo (1847-1934), bronze medal, uniformed facing bust, wearing Collar, Badge, Stars and medals, rev. radiant sun shines on the battleship Mikasa, within open floral wreath, 55mm, in velvet-lined case of issue, virtually as struck
Admiral Togo who was born into a Samurai family in Kagoshima, was a great admirer of the British naval tradition and he studied with the British Navy between 1871-1878. It was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 that brought him to the position which he occupies in Japanese Naval history, most especially his resounding victory over the Russians at Tsushima (1905) when Russia's Baltic fleet of 49 vessels were destroyed, effectively ended the Tsar's aspirations in the Far East. The Mikasa, the ship shown on the medal and his flagship in the Battle of Tsushima, was British built, at Barrow-in-Furness, and delivered in 1902 at the cost of £880,000. It is now preserved as a museum ship at Yokosuka.
(100-150 GBP)
Admiral Togo who was born into a Samurai family in Kagoshima, was a great admirer of the British naval tradition and he studied with the British Navy between 1871-1878. It was the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 that brought him to the position which he occupies in Japanese Naval history, most especially his resounding victory over the Russians at Tsushima (1905) when Russia's Baltic fleet of 49 vessels were destroyed, effectively ended the Tsar's aspirations in the Far East. The Mikasa, the ship shown on the medal and his flagship in the Battle of Tsushima, was British built, at Barrow-in-Furness, and delivered in 1902 at the cost of £880,000. It is now preserved as a museum ship at Yokosuka.
(100-150 GBP)