bilylev Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Hi, these medals are quite common, cheap. Have a look on ebay. Regards Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egorka Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Right, the VM is the one most interesting here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egorka Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) Just got the lot for 180USD including all the charges. I think it is OK price. Encourage me! Increasd my Japanese collection from zero to something. Don't know why the photos are horizontal. Edited September 15, 2016 by Egorka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wolfe Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Considering your post regarding this being an expensive hobby I think you did alright at $180. I would suggest that you attempt to always purchase your Japanese medals etc. with their original boxes, as you have done here. I made the mistake of purchasing some without their boxes and then later on either purchased the box or in most cases purchased the medal and box together and then placing the origial in my "surplus box", where it will probably stay until my heirs sell off the collection. Regards Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobW Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 On 16/09/2016 at 02:03, Egorka said: Just got the lot for 180USD including all the charges. I think it is OK price. Encourage me! Increasd my Japanese collection from zero to something. Hello Egorka, A nice pick up of a few Japanese pieces. I would echo what Brian has already said and attempt to obtain Japanese pieces with their original boxes. As vic collectors we are fortunate that Japanese medals come with such attractive boxes which also makes it easier to keep the items in good condition. You will find it a challenge to obtain Japanese groups as a complete set as they are often split up for short-term profits. The most difficult aspect is to obtain a Japanese medal, with the box and the corresponding award certificate. Good luck on the start of your journey. I am sure there will be many vic collectors on this forum that will be able to provide assistance and help should you so need it. Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver860 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hello! Diameter 35.6 mm, thickness 2.3 mm Yours faithfully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hello Oliver, That looks like a French-made repro, as shown in Laslo. He gives diameter of 37mm, and says that there 'might' be MADE IN FRANCE on the edge, so its absence isn't a problem. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 My Official type 1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ura87 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) With stamp on the ribbon. Edited August 27, 2020 by Ura87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Ura87, Nice medal. Have you been able to translate what the stamp says on the ribbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliver860 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Hello! I bought an Official Type 1 medal with the reverse shifted to the right. The obverse is identical! respectfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ura87 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 16 hours ago, graham said: Ura87, Nice medal. Have you been able to translate what the stamp says on the ribbon? Unfortunately I don't know, but the first character is 大 "Tai" may next 正 "shō"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 18:03, Ura87 said: Unfortunately I don't know, but the first character is 大 "Tai" may next 正 "shō"... Taisho would make sense as this is how the Japanese traditionally number their years, based on the year of the reign of the current emperor. Taisho 3 is 1914, Taisho 8 is 1919. The Taisho period continued until 1926 when the Showa period started under Emperor Hirohito. I just checked my Japanese victory medal (with original ribbon) for a stamp hidden by the ribbon but I don't have one. So the question is how often do you see such a medal with a stamp and why would some ribbons have them and others not. The other possibility that occurs is that the size and shape of this stamp looks like a Hanko, the individual and unique stamps that all Japanese people use to identify themselves on official documents (instead of the Western signature). Could it be that someone has personalised their medal? This is my medal - not the prettiest ribbon, but I did buy it at a flea market in Tokyo so it feels authentic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 sumserbrown, Medal looks ok to me. An official type 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumserbrown Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 35 minutes ago, graham said: sumserbrown, Medal looks ok to me. An official type 2. Thanks Graham. Yes actually never had any doubts about it - passed all of my inspections too, but always good to have the reassurance of a second opinion that confirms it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ura87 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 On 14/09/2020 at 13:46, sumserbrown said: Taisho would make sense as this is how the Japanese traditionally number their years, based on the year of the reign of the current emperor. Taisho 3 is 1914, Taisho 8 is 1919. The Taisho period continued until 1926 when the Showa period started under Emperor Hirohito. I just checked my Japanese victory medal (with original ribbon) for a stamp hidden by the ribbon but I don't have one. So the question is how often do you see such a medal with a stamp and why would some ribbons have them and others not. The other possibility that occurs is that the size and shape of this stamp looks like a Hanko, the individual and unique stamps that all Japanese people use to identify themselves on official documents (instead of the Western signature). Could it be that someone has personalised their medal? This is my medal - not the prettiest ribbon, but I did buy it at a flea market in Tokyo so it feels authentic ? It really can be Hanko. I completely forgot about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ura87 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Interesting group with Japanese and Belgian VM. It`s possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Officially I think it's unlikely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) All groups (excerpt one in the left upper corner - it has a chance) in this photo are put-together fakes. Edited January 29, 2022 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambert Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 went straight to the point . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobW Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 On 28/01/2022 at 09:31, Ura87 said: Interesting group with Japanese and Belgian VM. It`s possible? Hello Ura87, As has been suggested extremely unlikely. Unless the Japanese member in question was a Liaison Officer in Europe but that is not very likely either. Of interest is that, at least according to the ribbon, on the Belgian vic, it appears to be a Leisek version. So doubly interesting; a Czechoslovak produced Belgian vic on a Japanese group. Sounds a remote possible but unlikely combination. Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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