Japan. A Red Cross Society Men's Membership Medal Auction Archive marked "585" (Gold) on the

marked "585" (Gold) on the edge

joining them the following day

marked L/21 on pin for Förster & Barth

obverse illustrating a left-facing Queen Mary and King George V

Japan. A Red Cross Society Men's Membership Medal Auction Archive marked "585" (Gold) on theIn silver, unmarked, measuring 29. 5 mm, original ribbon with hook and eye, tarnishing evident on the reverse, near extremely fine. Footnote: The forerunner of the Japanese Red Cross Society, the Hakuaisha (Philanthropic Society) was founded in 1877 by Court Tsunetami Sano, to help those who were wounded in the Satsuma Rebellion earlier that year. Japan signed the Geneva Convention in 1886 and in the following year, the Hakuaisha changed its name to