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No one Thank you David

I have tried to compile a comprehensive list of recipients of the Order of the Orchid Blossom and this is the best I could manage. From Catalano’s numbers of orders minted I think I have missed a few. I also would like to see photographs of any recipients wearing them, up till now I have only found Pu Yi and Hideki Tojo Could anyone help, please? The following were issued with the Order of the Orchard Blossom – JACAR provenance shown in right hand column 1 10.05.1935 溥儀 Emperor Pu YI of Manchukuo J22022283200 2 06.04.1935 昭和天皇 Emperor Hirohito of Japan J22022283200 3 06.04.1935 香淳皇后 Empress Kōjun of Japan J22022283200 4 13.04.1935 川島浪速 Naniwa Kawashima 5 28.11.1935 本莊 繁 Shigeru Honjō A10113189900 6 05.02.1936 貞明皇后 Empress Dowager Jeongmyeong C04012277900 7 05.02.1936 秩父宮 雍仁親王 Imperial Prince Chichibu-no-miya Yoshihito C04012277900 8 05.02.1936 高松宮 宣仁親王 Imperial Prince Takamatsu-no-miya Xuanren C04012277900 9 05.02.1936 閑院宮 載仁親王 Imperial Prince Kan'in-no-miya Yasuhito C04012277900 10 05.02.1936 伏見宮 博恭王 Prince Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyasu C04012277900 11 05.02.1936 伏見宮 博義王 Prince Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyoshi C04012277900 12 05.02.1936 山階宮 武彥王 Prince Yamashina-no-miya Takehiko C04012277900 13 05.02.1936 賀陽宮 恒憲王 King Kaya-no-miya Hengxian C04012277900 14 05.02.1936 久邇宮 朝融王 Prince Kuni-no-miya Asaakira C04012277900 15 05.02.1936 梨本宮 守正王 Prince Nashimoto-no-miya Morimasa C04012277900 16 05.02.1936 久邇宮 多嘉王 Prince Kuni-no-miya Taka C04012277900 17 05.02.1936 朝香宮 鳩彥王 Prince Asaka-no-miya Yasuhiko C04012277900 18 05.02.1936 東久邇宮 稔彥王 Prince Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko C04012277900 19 05.02.1936 北白川宮 永久王 Prince Kitashirakawa-no-miya Nagahisa C04012277900 20 05.02.1936 竹田宮 恒憲王 Prince Takeda-no-miya Tsuneyoshi C04012277900 21 05.02.1936 閑院宮 春仁王 Prince Kan'in-no-miya Miyaharuhito C04012277900 22 05.02.1936 昌徳宮 李王 King Yi of Changdeokgung C04012277900 23 05.02.1936 鄭孝胥 Zheng Xiaoxu - Manchukuo Prime Minister C04012277900 24 05.02.1936 三笠宮 崇仁親王 Prince Mikasa-no-miya Takahito C04012277900 25 28.02.1941 羅馬尼亞國王哥華耶爾 King Michael of Romania 26 01.04.1943 東條 英機 Hideki Tojo – Japanese Prime Minister A10113474500 27 08.05.1943 汪精衞 Wang Jingwei / Yi Xin huizhang2000 28 24.05.1943 山本 五十六 Isoroku Yamamoto A10110824100 29 18.07.1944 梅津 美治郎 Umezu Yoshijiro – Army C in C A10113505700 30 15.09.1941 陸軍少佐西久外 Ueda Kenkichi – Army C in C A10113408800 All 30 recipients issued with - 大勲位蘭花大綬章 - Ta Hsun Wei Lanhua Chang Ta-shou Grand Cordon of the Order of the Orchard Blossom Ribbon Nos. 1. 2, 7, 8, 9. 10, 24, 25, 27 - 大勲位蘭花章頸飾 - Ta Hsun Wei Lanhua Chang King-shin Grand Cordon of the Order of the Orchid Blossom Collar Nos 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 - Demoted to Commoner by American Occupation Authorities in 14.10.1947 Nos. 3, 6 – female awards Nos. 1, 22, 23, 25, 27 - were non-Japanese

Dear No one Very interesting and rare badge Thank you for posting regards David

End of Box 記 発 憲 ? ? 念 布 法 宝 ? Constitution Promulgation Commemorative more on the way Inside Lid Detail 寺田忠道? Terada Tadamichi Document Seals I have included the 4th class Sacred Treasure Document bought with the Promulgation Cert. issued to the same man. Order of the Sacred Treasure 4th Class 瑞宝章勲四等 Terada Tadamichi 寺田忠道 13,244 30.11.1905 天佑ヲ保有シ萬世一系ノ帝祚ヲ践タル//日本国皇帝ハ陸軍步兵少佐従五位功五級寺田忠道//ヲ明治勲章ノ勲四等二欽シ瑞宝章ヲ//接與ス卽チ此位二屬スル禮遇及七待雄ヲ//有セシム//神武天皇卽位紀元二千五百六十五年//明治三十八年十一月三十日東京帝宮二於テ//璽ヲ鈐セシム//賞勲局総裁従二位勲一等子爵大給恒//此證ヲ勘査シ第十万三千二百四十四//號ヲ以テ勲等簿册二記入ス//賞勲局事記官従四位勲三等横田香苗//賞勲局事記官正六位勲五等藤井善言 The Emperor of Japan who possesses heavenly guidance and is a descendant of the unbroken line of succession instructs the Bureau of merits and awards to confer upon Army Infantry Major, holder of the 5th class rank and holder of the 5th class order of merit (RS or ST), Terada Tadamichi the 4th grade of honour of the Meiji order and awards the Order of the Sacred Treasure. He is entitled to the privileges and honourable treatment that is accorded to this rank. 2,565th year since the coronation of Emperor Jimmu. The Imperial seal is affixed in Tokyo Imperial Palace on Meiji 38th year, 11th month, 30th day (30th November 1905). Decoration Bureau, President, junior 2nd rank and holder of the 1st class order of merit (RS or ST) Viscount Motoharu Hisashi Registered as number 13,244 and recorded in the medal roll. Decoration Bureau, Clerk, junior 4th rank and holder of the 3rd class order of merit (RS or ST) Yokota Kanae. Decoration Bureau, Clerk, senior 6th rank and holder of the 5th class order of merit (RS or ST) Fujii Yoshinobu. end

1889 Imperial Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal 帝国憲法発布記章 (Teikoku Kenpou Happu Kishou) Terada Tadamichi 寺田忠道 2,477 29.11.1889 大日本帝國憲法発布記念章授與之證//陸軍步兵中尉從七位寺田忠道//明治二十二年八月三日勅命//第百三號ノ旨二依リ大日本帝國憲法発布記念章ヲ//授與ス//明治二十二年十一月廿九日//賞勲局總裁從三位勲一等伯爵柳原前光//賞勲局副總裁從三位勲二等子爵大給恒//此證ヲ勘査シ第千二百四十七號ヲ以テ//大日本帝國憲法発布記念章簿册二登記ス//賞勲局書記官正五位勲四等平并希昌//賞勲局書記官從五位勲四等橫田香苗 Great Japanese Empire Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal Award Testimony Army Infantry Lieutenant junior 7th grade Terada Tadamichi Meiji 22nd year, 8th month, 3rd day - 3rd August 1889 Imperial edict Number 103, regarding the Great Japanese Empire Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal Awards Meiji 22nd year, 11th month, 29th day – 29th November 1889 Decoration Bureau, President, junior 3rd rank and holder of the 1st class order of merit (RS or ST), Count Yanagisawa Sakimitsu Decoration Bureau, Vice-President, junior 3rd rank and holder of the 2nd class order of merit (RS or ST), Viscount Ogyu Yuzuru Registered as number 2,477 on the Great Japanese Empire Constitution Promulgation Commemorative medal roll Decoration Bureau, Clerk, senior 5th rank and holder of the 4th class order of merit (RS or ST), Hirakata Masashi Decoration Bureau, Clerk, junior 5th rank and holder of the 4th class order of merit (RS or ST), Yokota Kanae more to come ... Seal and Box Kanji 橫田香苗 平并希昌 子爵大給恒 伯爵柳原前光 Yokota Kanae Hirakata Masashi Viscount Ogyu Yuzuru Count Yanagisawa Sakimitsu Decoration Bureau Secretary Decoration Bureau Secretary Decoration Bureau Vice-President Decoration Bureau President Lid 勲記?憲法発布記念章???證 Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal & ??? certificate still more to come ... Inside Lid Documents in Box

another Bichig badge Medal of Merit for the Founding of the Mongolian United Autonomous Government ᠡᠬᠢᠯᠡᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠤᠯᠤᠠᠭᠰᠠ ᠭᠠᠪᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠢᠳᠬᠦᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠳᠦᠭᠡᠷ ᠤᠨ ᠪ ᠶᠢᠰᠦᠨ ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠢᠢᠨ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪ ᠳᠣᠯᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠨ Bogd Genghis Khan's medal of merit established on September 1, year 734. ᠪᠣᠭᠳᠠ ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠪ ᠳᠣᠯᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠵᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠨ ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠳᠦᠭᠡᠷ ᠣᠨ ᠪ ᠶᠢᠰᠦᠨ ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠢᠢᠨ ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠡᠬᠢᠯᠡᠨ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠤᠯᠤᠭᠰᠠ ᠭᠠᠪᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠢᠳᠬᠦᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ Lord Genghis Khan, 734 era (year), September 1st ‍(month), Meritorious Service Medal 成吉思汗紀元 Genghis Khan Era 七百三十四年九月一日 734th year, 9th month, 1st day (1st September 1939) 肇建功勞章 Inception of Foundation Labour Merit Medal 蒙古聯合自治政府肇建功勞章 Medal of Merit for the Founding of the Mongolian United Autonomous Government ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠨ ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠨ ᠨᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠯᠳᠦᠵᠦ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠰᠡᠳᠪᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠨ ᠢ ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠤᠯᠤᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠭᠠᠪᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ ᠵᠢᠳᠬᠦᠯᠤᠨ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ Medal of Merit for the Founding of the Mongolian United Autonomous Government Regards

Dear No one Another medal with Bichig script I am not able to translate the date (1st of July) into Bichig ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠠ , ᠰᠠᠷᠠᡂᠠ, ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠻᠠ = month The Third Mongolian Grand Council Commemorative Medal Third Mongolian Grand Council Commemorative Medal Obverse 會 大 古 蒙 议 三 第 紀 念 第三议蒙古大會紀念 Mongolia 3rd General Assembly Commemorative Medal ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠤᠨ (Mongolia) in map Reverse ᠗᠓᠓ ᠤᠨ 733rd era 1938 ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯᠤᠨ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠬᠤᠷᠠᠯᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠰᠭ᠋ᠬᠤᠨ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ Mongolian Third Congress Commemorative Medal ᠗ ᠰᠠᠷᠠᠠ ᠑ 7th Month 1st (1st July) The case is not mine, image taken from Medals of Asia ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠳᠤᠭᠠᠷ ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠬᠤᠷᠠᠯᠤᠨ ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠰᠭ᠋ᠯ Mongol 3rd Congress Commemorative The 2nd and 3rd Mongolian Grand Council Commemorative Medals regards David

Another Inner Mongolia Badge with Bichig script Horqin Left-wing Middle Banner Office - 1937 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 康 科 蒙 德 爾 地 五 沁 奉 年 左 上 十 翼 紀 二 中 念 月 旗 公 署 蒙地奉上紀念 Mongolia Dedication Memorial 科爾沁左翼中旗公署 Horqin Left-wing Middle Banner Government Office 康德五年十二月 Kangde era 5th year 12th month – December 1937 1 ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ Mongol/Mongolian 2 ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ Land 3 ᠢ Accusative case 4 ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠭᠰᠢ Up/Upward 5 ᠡᠷᠭᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ Lifted/Raised/Elevated 6 ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠰᠬᠠᠯ Remembrance/Commemoration Transposed from medal casting to Mongol Bachig script ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠢ ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠭᠰᠢ ᠡᠷᠭᠦᠭᠰᠡᠨ ᠳᠤᠷᠠᠰᠬᠠᠯ Literal Translation using Lexilogos Hold aloft the memorial of the Mongolian region Colloquial Translation from Kanji text using google translate Mongolia Dedication Memorial Thanks, Nooone for your help and encouragement. David

Dear No one From Lexilogos, there are two very similar characters - ᠬ and ᠭ . I am unable to say why the badge shows ᠪᠠᠷᠬᠣ and not ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ but I am convinced that it should be the latter. Banner (administrative division) Map with Traditional Chinese script 新巴爾虎左翼旗 Banner Map with Simplified Chinese Script 新巴尔虎左旗 ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ - the Bichig script shows ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ New Barag Left Banner[2] (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ; Chinese: 新巴尔虎左旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Mongolia to the south. It is under the administration of Hulunbuir City. All above information taken from Wikipedia. regards David

Reverse ᠭᠠᠪᠢᠶᠠᠲᠠᠨ ᠪ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ Meritorious Medal Obverse ᠬᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠮᠤᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ / ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ Xing'an North Province / New Barag Left Banner

Diameter 30.2mm, weight 12.2g. excluding ribbon As determined by O.M.S.A (Orders and Medals Society of America) and referenced in their book; a silver medal with the obverse depicting an orange circular border with smaller circles inside the border, a horse that is jumping, a Buddhist swastika, a flag, two clouds, two blue flowers and a white Mongol tent, and a Mongolian inscription. The reverse also bearing a Mongolian inscription with a small hallmark. It is on a multi coloured ribbon and measures at 31mm in diameter, weighs 14.0 grams including the ribbon. A rare medal for which the history remains unknown, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: All information sourced from page 174 of the Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States, Third Edition written by James W. Peterson and revised by Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley of the Orders and Medals Society of America. There is no mention of this medal in Peterson’s 1st Edition. This is only other image of this medal that I have found Images from Shanghai Yangming 2016 Summer Auction #3170 – 07.08.2016 – 09.00 “1 silver medal for the “Second Mongolian Congress” in October 732 (1937) of the Genghis Khan era, with a Pegasus and a yurt pattern on it, with the original box, rare and well preserved, please preview” Starting price 3,000 RMB Transaction price 6,325 RMB ($865) Hudum Mongol Bichig Script: After a struggle with the Lexilogos / Mongolian Bichig website and a little help I now believe one of my favourite badges but with unknown providence says that From the Obverse: “New Barag Left Banner / Xing’an Province” From the Reverse: “Merit Medal” (Medal of Commendation) Note from Wikipedia: New Barag Left Banner is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Mongolia to the south. It is under the administration of Hulunbuir City. Administrative divisions New Barag Left Banner is made up of 2 towns and 5 ethnic sums.

This Medal has been a mystery - to Peterson and to myself. Has anyone any information, and/or able to translate the script on the front and reverse (see pictures)?

Please find attached some notes I've made on this medal in the past Ministry of Interior Medal Notes.docx

No one I purchased this piece 5 years ago and was advised by the seller that it was “inscribed for a Staff Member of the Hanlin Academy and Court Chamberlain”. I am not able to decipher the seal characters (篆書 - zhuànshū) and confirm the stated awardee. I notice that you have posted a lot of information showing seal characters and wonder if you could let me know if there is software to print these characters and maybe to translate Chinese hanzi to zhuànshū. Thank you for your help and all your interesting contributions to GMIC

now for the proficiency badges not described in Peterson's book Shooting Badges will follow. Army Proficiency Badges not in Peterson.pdf