Japan, Occupied. A Homma Medal, Philippines Expedition Commemoration, Type II, c.1942 certificate_of_authenticity and a ribbon banner inscribed

and a ribbon banner inscribed "1885 IMAMAT 1945" below the crescent moon

he embarked Port Moresby aboard the Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Katoomba on August 30

measures 40 mm in diameter

9th Infantry Division

"56" and still retains its original Berolina label

Japan, Occupied. A Homma Medal, Philippines Expedition Commemoration, Type II, c.1942 certificate_of_authenticity and a ribbon banner inscribedIssued by Homma Masaharu, a silver medal bearing a Japanese soldier on the obverse with inscription (translation: Philippines Expedition Commemoration Imperial Year 2602), and reverse with a poem and two coconut trees, with a plain edge. There is a suspension loop at the 12 oclock mark. The medal measures at 35. 5mm in diameter, weighs 20. 0 grams, very rare, in very fine condition. Footnote: Homma Masaharu (1887 1946) was the Commander of the