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  Show Your Japanese Medal Hallmarks & Maker's Marks

  By No one · Posted 6 hours ago

  Dear TracA,   One word: "Beautiful'!   Yours sincerely, No one    
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  Show Your Japanese Medal Hallmarks & Maker's Marks

  By TracA · Posted 7 hours ago

  I am lucky enough to have added another order with a hallmark to my collection. This is another Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd Class, which makes the sixth 3rd Class in my collection: five for males and one for females. Out of the six orders, five of them have hallmarks.    The latest addition is a four rivet reverse and below the rivet at the 6h is the hallmark N. This is the mark of the Japan Medal Manufacturing Corporation. Known dates of manufacture are, as of today, January 1929 to February 18, 1930. Of course, see Medals of Asia at https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-n-on-japanese-orders-and-medals-who-and-when.14995/ for a discussion of the N hallmark in general and at https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-the-sacred-treasure-with-mark-n.14999/  for a gallery of Sacred Treasures with the N mark.   It is in beautiful condition, with only a single red glass cabochon “jewel” exhibiting damage: the one at 12h. I note that the button rosette also has a mark on its underside: ス (su). The case lid has gold kanji and the “Meiji/Taisho” stylization of 勣 (kun). As a side note, the silver latch is so tarnished that it is basically black in color.    I was thrilled to add this wonderful example to my collection.   Enjoy.   Tracy   Obverse with ribbon and rosette:     Reverse, with the N just visible under the rivet at 6h:     The N hallmark up close:     The case lid:  
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  Communications of the French Territory of Afars and Issas (Djibouti)

  By No one · Posted 9 hours ago

  Dear Gentlemen,   Presentation of the insignia of the Communications of the French Territory of Afars and Issas* (Djibouti): *Transmissions du Territoire Français des Afars et des Issas / TRANS TFAI  French Territory of the Afars and the Issas - Wikipedia   - Trans TFAI homologation G.2352 Drago Paris turquoise sea:     - Trans TFAI Drago Paris brown sea:     - Trans TFAI Drago Paris unfinished?:     Yours sincerely, No one
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  Spent my rent again… Edwardian Indian uniforms.

  By Farkas · Posted 11 hours ago

  Thanks Tracy 😊 I’m better a finding the projects than the answers 🙃   🍻
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  South African Special Forces (Recces)

  By archie777 · Posted 11 hours ago

  Special Forces cufflinks