Mongolia, Manchukuo Empire. A National Foundation Merit Medal 1939 Hold "Hersteller" (Manufacturer) and number stamped

"Hersteller" (Manufacturer) and number stamped in black ink "No 053322" and marked "A"

original ribbon fed through its ring suspension)

although Zagreb's 'Braca Knaus' was the only maker of this award

oxidation evident on the upper of the crossguard

Mongolia, Manchukuo Empire. A National Foundation Merit Medal 1939 Hold "Hersteller" (Manufacturer) and number stampedInstituted in 1939. In patinated silver with gilt characters, of Japanese manufacture, obverse illustrating a shepherd leading his flock of sheep, with a Mongol tent in the background, inscribed in Chinese and Mongol "For Merit" above, surrounded by a motif incorporating a dragon and clouds, the two symbolic of good fortune, reverse inscribed "Build, Create, Achieve Merit Medal 1939. 9. 1" (September 1, 1939) and "Genghis Khan Era 734th year" in