Japan, Empire. An Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League Basic Member's Badge Hold 1899-1900 (silver

1899-1900 (silver

Footnote: Leutnant Rudolf Friedrich Otto Windisch (1897-1918) was a World War I fighter ace credited with twenty-two victories

stamped nickel-silver

Corresponding pair of miniature medals

Japan, Empire. An Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League Basic Member's Badge Hold 1899-1900 (silver(Teikoku Zaiko Gunjin Kai). Two piece construction, gilt star mounted to a frosted silver base, obverse featuring the symbol of the organization: the army cap badge star and crossed swords over a fouled anchor, all within a shield, measuring 27. 7 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback, scattered silvering wear, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: An Imperial order founded the Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League in 1910, as an organization for