Lot 4601
Sale 54 · Important Australian & World Coins, Historical Medals, War Medals, Australian, New Zealand & World Banknotes
Description
'Homma' Medal - 35mm silver medal. No ribbon. Rare. Very fine.
General Homma Masaharu was the commander of Japanese forces in the Philippines during the initial attacks and early occupation. Some time in 1942 a medal commemorating the expedition to the Philippines was struck at Homma's behest. Since the obverse design shows a soldier looking across Manila Bay at Corregidor, it seems that the medal may have been struck before that island fell.
- Estimate
- $200
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $360