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  My newest Project

  By Scowen · Posted 38 minutes ago

  Welcome to the forum Cameron. 
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  Otani Women’s Association Merit Badges

  By TracA · Posted 5 hours ago

  I have another Otani Badge for today. This one is a merit badge. Specifically, the Special Merit Badge.   The badge is 30 mm in diameter and 2.5 mm thick. The obverse is enameled in red, white,  mustard, and purple for the center of 法, the only inscription on the obverse. It means “Dharma/Teachings of Buddha”. The central design is of a cherry blossom. All of the non-enameled surfaces, and thin outlines of the design, including what could be two smooth leaves at 12h and 6h, are silver. Above the badge is an attachment 27 mm wide by 17 mm high to the bottom of the attached ring. The attachment is 1 mm thick. The attachment is in the design of a wreath of leaves enameled red, with an enameled white center and silver colored edging and leaf veins. The reverse is sandblasted and silver in color with a two horizontal row inscription. The top row is 特別有功章 for “Special Merit Badge” and the bottom row is           大谷婦人會 for “Otani Women’s Association”. Finally, at the bottom of the badge hangs a purple cord with two tails. The cord has a bow and knot design that is exactly like that found on Women’s Patriotic Association membership badges that have a cord. It is also of the same design as that found on the Otani Lifetime Regular Membership Badge.   The ribbon is a double bow in a beautiful shade of purple and white, in the following dimensions starting from either the top or bottom edge of the ribbon: 6 mm purple; 2 mm white; 2 mm purple; 8 mm white; 2 mm purple; 2 mm white; 6 mm purple. I note that on JapanX’s excellent Medals of Asia website the bow appears blue and white, not purple and white. See https://asiamedals.info/threads/otani-womens-association-merit-badges.22933/#post-358746.   The box is made of wood and has the following dimensions: 89 mm wide x 149 mm long x 23 mm high. The top edges are slightly beveled. On the lid in impressed gilt characters are two columns of kanji. The center column is 特別有功章 for “Special Merit Badge” and the lover left column is 大谷婦人會 for “Otani Women’s Association”. There is no medalbed. On the bottom edge of the box is a cherry blossom stamp in purple ink split between the top and bottom half of the box, indicating the correct alignment of the top and bottom of the box.   This is a very nice looking badge and the contrast between the red enamel and the purple in the bow is strikingly beautiful.   I hope that you enjoy this one. I am currently “out” of Otani badges to post. 😃   All the best,   Tracy   Obverse:     Reverse:     Box lid:   Alignment stamp:  
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  Djibouti FAD "Nomadic Group"

  By TracA · Posted 5 hours ago

  No One,   A beautiful design on this emblem.   All the best,   Tracy
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  Djibouti FAD "Nomadic Group"

  By No one · Posted 7 hours ago

  Brief history: - 1887: Garde Indigène Méharistes - 1910: Militia CFS then TFAI - 1970: Groupement Nomade Autonome TFAI - 27 June 1977: GNA TFAI becomes Nomadic Group / Groupement Nomade, then on 1 August 1979 becomes Border Commando Group / Groupement Commando des Frontières (GCF) Presentation of the insignia: - Groupement Nomade Drago Paris:         - documents courtesy Ghadames       For additional information about the origin:     Your sincerely, No one
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  Medals of Papua New Guinea

  By heusy68 · Posted 7 hours ago

  Hello Gentlemen,   Official issue of those post 1975 LSGC Medal are numbered on the rim, not named.    I bet there "could" exist somewhere in Port Moresby an office where there could be a possibility to link a recipient to a medal by the numebr. But I wish good luck who whoever would try, unless, you know someone in Port Moresby   Red & Black stripe ribbon are for Civil Servent.   Blue & White stipe ribbon are for Police   Red & White strip ribbon are for the Armed Force ( and I'am stll looking for such a one )   I have seen, thinner, lighter and lower quality version of these medals that are not numbered on the rim ( I do consider myself as fake ).   Pre-1975 Police, Firefighter & Correctional Services Medal, all I own are un-named. But due to the very low number of them being issued, I bet some where named on the rim. Just they are incredibly hard to come by.   Stll a fascinating field of research.   Regards.       Emmanuel