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Hello No one, thank you very much for your quick answer. So most likely a souvernir medal from the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. Best regards, Pieter

Hi Forum members, Can anyone identtify this Japanese medal? It looks like some unoffial commemorative medal to me. The ancient Japanese characters are a bit difficult to read. The observe has a portrait of Emperor Meiji at older age, and the reverse ,according to me, Ise Jingu. Many thanks and regards, Pieter Here a better picture of the reverse

Hi Mgrandillo, I have another question on Bolivar, that you may answer. In 1813 Simon Bolivar established the Orden de los Liberatores de Venezuela, as an award to those who devoted themselves to the independence war for Venezuela. As far as I know, the order consisted of a sevenstar medal with in the center the inscription Liberator de Venezueala, and on the reverse the name of the recipient. I suppose this medal is very rare; do you perhaps know about how many were awarded by Simon Bolivar? Many thanks an best regards, Pieter

Hi Mgranadillo, thank you for your explanation on the background of the model of the Bust of Bolivar, that accompanied the award document I have. How did the 1880 version of the medal of the Bust of Bolivar look like? The present order has several classes, and I'm not aware it has also a medal. By the way, the Jules Verne museum in Nantes (France) has also a similar document as I have. Apparently president Guzman Blanco was a fan of Jules Verne's books and awarded him the medal when he was in France. I don't know if the medal is also there. Best regards, Pieter

sorry, made a mistake; the total bronze BWM's issued was 110,000. Unfortunately, I don't know how many went to the E.L.C. Pieter

Hello Herman, it stands for the Egyptian Labour Corps. About 110,000 BWM's were issued to the E.L.C. Regards, Pieter

Recently could buy a first type Grand Cross set, awarded in 1953 by president Juan Peron to an European Foreign Minister. Came in case and together with the award document, signed by Peron

Hi Simius Rex, thank you for your comments. The cannister could indeed have been used for storing maps, small ones as the tube is not that large. I think to store a promotion document is still a realistic possibility, as I wrote before, it was done in Europe, the most famous ones, being of course the Marshall batons. Whatever its use was, it is a nice looking object. Regards, Pieter

Hi Hugh, thanks for your reaction. A courier device for messages sounds very pausible. I initially thought of rank, because before in Europe, general officers sometimes carried a baton with their letter of appointment rolled up in the baton. The initials US on the top of the baton made me conclude it is American, but of course I can be wrong. Regards, Pieter

Does any of our Amrican friends know what this American baton was used for? It is made of copper, the tube part is about 32 cm long with a diameter of 3cm. The ends can be removed and the inside is hollow. The baton is adorned by six eagles at the top and three at the bottom. My guess is that it was used as a militay baton, but for which purpose? If anyoone can give me more information, I will be grateful, this baton has been in my cupboard already for many years. Regards, Pieter

Reviving an old thread. I recently could buy a Mentana cross awarded to the French 1st Line Infantery Battalion, with the soldier nr. 1691. Have indeed up to now only seen numbers in the 2000 range. The French 1st Inf. Batt. at the battle of Mentana consisted of 400 men. Regards, Pieter

Hoi Marcon1, thank you, it's easier to read this way. Groet, Pieter

For those interested in the DSO, I recently bought a Victorian DSO document awarded in January 1899 to Captain McLoughlin of the Army Medical Corps. Thanks to a member of the BMF I learned that he received the DSO fo services during operations in Uganda 1897-98. For some reason, I cannot get one picture upward. Regards, Pieter

Hi vPerlet, As you can see in the picture you provided, I think you have the ribbons wrong. The Order of Liberation has a yellow ribbon with red stripes, 1,2 or 3 according to class. The Order of August One has a red ribbon with yeloy stripes, 1,2 or 3 according to class. here is the Order of August One, third class, so with a red ribbon with three yellow stripes. regards, Pieter sorry, picture of the wrong case,here the correct one

The reason I ask, because I have all three classes of the Order of Liberation in my collection, and am of course curious to know how many of the first class were issued. Here some pictures, bear with me, As you can see, the first class case contains the ribbon bar of the first class of the order of August One. This could mean the receipient also had this order and mixed up the ribbons. Unfortunately, of the Augut One order I have only the thrid class