DavidS

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

Part 2. Proficiency Badges not included in Peterson to follow. Army Proficiency Badges Material Part 2.pdf

Army Proficiency Badges are many and varied, and there doesn't seem to be a definitive catalogue of them. So I've started my attempts using Peterson's examples, and I'm attaching a pdf document which includes the material I've found. A lot more to come!! Note that I have not included Sharpshooter badges - they'll need a separate sheet. Army Proficiency Badges Material.pdf

The badges shown in the attached are not part of the 9 standard 1st 2nd and 3rd class Technical Merit, Long Service, Good Conduct Badges but these are issued by Navy Arsenals Miscellaneous Arsenal Badges.pdf

Thank you Nick, I have hundreds of documents but that's all for arsenals. I do not have the lovely 30 year Kure badge or the 10 year one without enamel but I do have the 5 year badge that I'll post soon with a few other associated items.

Here's a pdf document which contains photographs and translations of all the Arsenal documents I own. Please note that because I have no knowledge of the Japanese/Chinese languages my translations are not complete. Help would be appreciated. Also, I can extract text from the pdf if anyone would like the material. I do have a few Arsenal badges which are not honorary badges. I'll post these later. Arsenal Honorary Badge Documents.pdf

Kure Naval Arsenal – Long Service Certificate 伊東謙助 – Itō Kensuke 31.10.1916 Awarded by – 伊藤乙次郎 – Itō Otojirō Award: Long Service Certificate and Sakura Badge in Silver Date: October, 31st, 1916 呉 大 狀 色 年 右 組 呉 勤 海 正 ヲ 單 以 者 立 海 續 軍 五 授 櫻 上 我 工 軍 證 工 年 與 花 勤 海 伊 工 廠 十 ス 徴 續 軍 東 廠 長 月 章 セ 職 謙 海 三 ト ル 工 助 軍 十 共 ヲ ト 中 一 二 認 シ 將 日 此 メ テ 從 證 銀 拾 四 位 勲 二 等 功 四 級 伊 藤 乙 次 郎 長 軍 呉 印 工 海 廠 呉海軍工廠長印 Kure Navy Arsenal seal 勤續證//呉海軍工廠//組立工伊東謙助//右者我海軍職工トシテ拾//年以上勤續セルヲ認メ銀//色單櫻花徴章ト共二此證//狀ヲ授與ス//大正五年十月三十一日//呉海軍工廠長海軍中將,從四位,勲二等,功四級,伊藤乙次郎 Service Award//Kure Navy Arsenal//Assembler Kensuke Ito//person named on the right, Navy technician Toshite Pickup // Service for over a year Tetsuyosu // silver single cherry blossom badge//Taisho 5th year, 10th month, 31st day – 31st October 1916//Kure Navy Arsenal, Lieutenant General of the Navy, Junior 4th rank and holder of the 2nd order of merit (RS or ST), and the 4th level of bravery, Itō Otojirō Itō Otojirō 02.12.1866 – 27.03.1941 Kure Naval Arsenal - Certificate of Merit 伊東謙助- Itō Kensuke 20.02.1921 Awarded by - 森山慶三郎 - Moriyama Keizaburō Award: Certificate of Merit for Naval Engineer // Date Awarded: February, 20th, 1921 General Translation: Certificate of Merit // 6th Engineering Group Engineer NAME The above has been working on turbine wheel and axle balancing machinery for the improvement of our naval engineering works and is awarded 200 yen. (From the Kure Naval Yards) 呉 大 依 海 合 右 組 褒 海 正 テ 軍 試 者 立 状 軍 十 金 工 驗 [タ 工 工 年 貳 業 器 ル 工 廠 二 百 上 具 ビ 手 長 月 圓 神 ノ ン] 伊 海 二 ヲ 益 考 翼 東 軍 十 賞 ス 案 車 謙 中 日 與 ル ヲ 及 助 將 ス 所 爲 軸 從 不 シ 車 四 尠 我 釣 位 勲 二 等 功 三 級 森 山 慶 三 郎 長 軍 呉 印 工 海 廠 呉海軍工廠長印 Kure Navy Arsenal seal 褒状//組立工工手伊東謙助//右者[タルビン]翼車及軸車釣//合試驗器具ノ考案ヲ爲シ我//海軍工業上神益スル所不尠//依テ金貳百圓ヲ賞與ス//大正十年二月二十日//呉海軍工廠長海軍中將,從四位,勲二等,功三級,森山慶三郎 Certificate of Merit//Assembly Worker Itō Kensuke//Person named on the right [????], turbine impeller and axle balancing test equipment //invented Navy Industrial????????200 yuan reward//Taisho 10th year, 2nd month, 20th day – 20th February 1921//Kure Navy Arsenal, Lieutenant General of the Navy, Junior 4th rank and holder of the 2nd order of merit (RS or ST), and the 3rd level of bravery, Moriyama Keizaburō Moriyama Keizaburō 1870-1944