Aethelwulf Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Hi, I'm new to this forum so have a very basic question to ask. I've recently developed an interest in collecting war medals and have started with the Japanese ones because (a) they are cheap in comparison to others, and (b) I speak some Japanese and have visited there. In my flurry of bids on eBay I have picked up a medal that I knew was misnamed by the lister, and I got it cheaply. Cost less than the postage! The text on the box starts with "Hisaya daikoku dō" (ヒサヤ大黒堂) which I can't determine a meaning for. The ribbon is the Red Cross ribbon, and the medal is not unlike the Red Cross Order of Merit medals. The pictures are below. I look forward to your help. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Komiya Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 It's a privately made medal from a pharmacy known for its hemmeroid cures. They go for $10 tops in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethelwulf Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Thank you Nick; I was confused because I did see such a company when on yahoo.jp. I suspected that the medal wasn't real cause I paid about that. Still, it is very nicely made medal, and they have gone to a lot of effort. arigotou gozaimashita!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Komiya Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I would have liked to learn when it was made, as the name of the award itself "Golden Kite Sacred Light Award" is a mocking parody of the Golden Kite, Sacred Treasure and Rising Sun Orders, something normally not tolerated during the 30s and 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) See https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ヒサヤ大黒堂 and http://o53xo.nbuxgylzmfsgc2lln5vxkzdpfzrw63i.cmle.ru This is of course after-war trinket. Looks very modern. P.S. The missing rosette Edited October 5, 2017 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethelwulf Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Thanks very much for your help. Very curious but nicely made medal. Amazing that they are allowed to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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