Rare Ca. 1920-24 Great Japan Boys Combined Baseball & Softball Association Honor Medal

Rare circa 1920 – 1924 great Japan boys combined baseball and softball association's honor medal. The round medal shows a strand of laurel leaves horizontally through the center of two crossed baseball bats. The top center of the medal features a raised sun-like embellishment that shows the letters: "DYS" or "YDS" intertwined in the center. Below the crossed bats is an intricately detailed royal crown and the reverse shows Japanese kanji

Circa 1920 – 1924

Approximately 1-1/8" x 1-2/8"

Plated brass

Loop for attachment to chain

Japanese kanji

This is from a Japanese sports collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEM16 LHEX3/16

8- (Very Fine—Excellent): The medal shows minor to moderate wear mostly to high points, much of the plated details remain intact.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.