JAPAN: Showa, 1926-1989, AE medal, ND (1930), 60mm antiqued bronze medal commemorating the Imperial Capital's Reconstruction after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923; in Kanji script, fukko "reconstruction" above Kiyosu Bridge Tokyo at center, Yasukuni Shrine, Ueno Park, Sumida River and Coastal Town around // in Hiragana script, yuru yurumu kokoro no neji o make "Loosen the Screws of Your Heart" around clock frozen at 11:58:32 JST, the exact time of the earthquake, "Tokyo City" below in stylized Kanji script, XF The Great Kanto earthquake struck the Kanto Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshu on Saturday, September 1, 1923. The immediate effects and ensuing firestorms destroyed the Japanese capital city of Tokyo and killed more than 100,000 people, making it one of the deadliest recorded earthquakes.

Estimate: USD 50-75