A Second War Period Japanese Retired Soldier's Badge

A Second War Period Japanese Retired Soldier's Badge; Two-piece construction, bronze star on a silvered bronze shield base, illustrating a fouled anchor, a stylized crown, arms and flukes forming the lower border, a pair of broadswords crossed over the anchor, surmounted by the five-pointed bronze star, 28 mm x 45.3 mm, vertical pinback, light contact and gilt wear, better than very fine.