WWII Imperial Japanese Army Medical School 50th Anniversary Medal Boxed Hinago
Original Imperial Japanese Army Medical School 50th Anniversary commemorative medal with its original presentation box. This large bronze medal was produced to commemorate the. 50th anniversary of the Imperial Japanese Army Medical School. One of Japan’s most important military medical institutions. The anniversary ceremony was held in. While the monument depicted on the medal was completed on. The obverse features a beautifully sculpted relief of the. Army Medical School Memorial Tower. Erected to celebrate the institution’s fiftieth anniversary. Near the base appears the signature. “Jitsuzo” (by sculptor Jitsuzo Hinago). One of Japan’s best-known medal and monument sculptors of the pre-war era. The reverse is engraved with. “Imperial Japanese Army Medical School 50th Anniversary”. “Memorial Tower Completed – June 26, 1937″. It also bears the inscription. “Iho Senshu” (Legacy for a Thousand Autumns). Together with a handwritten dedication. The Imperial Japanese Army Medical School served as the highest educational institution for military physicians, surgeons, medical officers, and medical researchers. Its graduates supported the Japanese Army through the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, and the years leading up to World War II. The campus was largely destroyed during the. Tokyo air raids of 1945. And the school was abolished after Japan’s surrender. Today, the former site is occupied by institutions such as Japan’s. National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Reflecting the location’s continued connection to medical research and public health. The site has also attracted historical interest because human remains discovered there after the war continue to be the subject of academic research, making the former Army Medical School an important location in both Japanese military and medical history. Original presentation box, and connection to one of Imperial Japan’s most significant military educational institutions, this is an outstanding historical artifact for collectors of Imperial Japanese militaria, military medicine, and medical history. Imperial Japanese Army Medical School 50th Anniversary Medal. Original presentation box included. Shows age-related wear, patina, and storage wear to both the medal and presentation box. Please examine all photographs carefully for condition details. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note. Thank you for your understanding.