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Well, Christmas is coming soon! Any needs for presents? BTW, it isn't the one from the auction? Or are we talking about two medals? BR, Chris

Funny to see this medal back again! So finally, the owner wasn't able to find another way... Just curious, which price this medal will reach... BR, Chris

Appreciate your feedback, Market garden and glad I could help you! BR, Chris

Actually, it shows that Godet had the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun in their portfolio! Great info, Nick! BR, Chris

Thanks to your pics, Nick, I have the same oppinion. Seems like Godet used different "letters" on their hallmark. But honestly, would it make sense? Why is one company using different marks? I heard about any aux badges, which were made by Schwerin Berlin, but not stamped. Maybe to obfuscate any quality issue and operating as a "unknown maker". I'm wondering, if there is something similar with Godet (IF maker is Godet, of course...). BR, Chris

Well, if it's a "&", could it be not any British maker? Do you know, if Godet used different characters of hallmark?

Gents, After I got the permission of the owner, I’d like to show you an unusual Japanese Order of the Rising Sun 4th class. Firstly, I need to thank our expert user “Japan X” for the hint , that this is “unusual” for two reasons: the enamel of the paulownia leaf and the maker’s mark in the ring. It may be a piece, which was manufactured in Prussia in the 1900s. One of the German SDA member stated, that the hallmark might be an indication for the Johann Godet & Sohn jeweler, who used “JG&S” as hallmark. Of course, nor he or I have any evidence of this theory. But the hallmark on a German Red Eagle looks pretty similar. Any comments are welcome! BR, Chris

Don't worry, my friend!

Hm, seems like topic starter is not interested in our translation help?

Come over here and we'll discuss with a nice glass (or two, or three?) of red wine!

No, unfortunately not! Any doubts?

Paul, I will dig into my sources and will try to find some figures. But I am sure, it won't be easy to figure out any figures or numbers!

@utopis: Agree with you! A chemical treatment would leave a unique "cleaning result". Maybe some special cotton, which is used for silver necklace etc. @Nick, Well, you can come to visit me here and have a look at my slowly growing collection

I guess, some "chemical" (?) polish on the surface as well. Especially the back side looks like treatend by any acid/polishing...

No, not bearing any traces of acid or other chemical "weapons", not golden gild. But anyhow, I like it

Gents, I’m proud to show you my latest acquisition: a cased Manchurian Enthronement Commemorative Medal. Hope you like it? BR, Chris

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Here is mine:

Nick, I have a very good idea, how to check authentizity of ribbons! Yours, "burning master" Chris PS: Honestly, we now that there are possiblities of using washing fluid, which influence structure, haptic etc. of ribbons. E.g. treat cuff titles, until they don't glow under UV-light...

Thanks, Nick! "special cleaning agent for bronze" - what sense...!

Nick, Looks like the material of medal in post 243/244 is different. It doesn't look like the "ordinary" bronze one. Or is it only bad view on picture? BR, Chris

@JapanX: Caught the “broad hint” :-) @M-G: Just in haste. After I turned the doc into the right way and played with the brightness, I could read some of the content. This document was issued in Showa 24 (1949), March 17th (column H) 1. Row: Numbers 2. Row: Dates (month & days) 3. Row: no idea! 4. Row: female names 5. Row: comments 6. Row: comments I’m not sure (sorry, but the quality is still poor), but it looked like an abstract from a book, given by the Japanese Army. It seems like it is a page of a book about Japanese female, which went out of Japan. E.g. Row 5, column B said: “because of marriage”. Hope that anybody else could clarify/add some info. BR, Chris Dok4.pdf

Especially for you

Gents, Attached some photos of a nice medal, which is recently for sale. Sorry for the creepy photos, which are taken from the source. BR, Chris

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