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Well...while I'm at it, who will pay $150 for this cutie?

And this, for $150:

I'm adding this to the "donation" mix. MG! SOLD!

I am ready to make my donation and move on.... Who will pay: $550 for bar #2? $150 for bar #3? $100 for Bar #4? Plus $10 each to cover fees and shipping domestic. All else are sold; bar #1 is on hold... for now.

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Looks a lot like some of the Masonic jewel cases I've seen, and owned.

5-8 have new homes. Heartfelt thanks to the new owners! 1-4 are still available. Thanks for your interest in this thread, gentlemen.

Finally . . . hmmm. . . . . arguably the most interesting of the group. Thanks for looking.

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4. Note the lack of swords on the Hungarian medal.

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Here's my accumulation.

It matters to me. I believe #2 is an "exemplary service" badge. #3 I remember as being a "Chiba Prefecture" something. #5 I dimly remember as something from Hiroshima. . . but memory being what it is. . . It seemed to me that the WAF thread went as far as it was going to. Therefore I turned to my friends at GMIC. There is a Chinese woman who works in my office, she has been invaluable in translating Japanese characters. I'll ask her, although I dislike bothering her when there is a wealth of information here . . . or so I thought . . . I think I'll keep the set, instead of dumping it off as a bunch of disparate, unidentified badges. . . after I took the trouble of putting it together for a friend, who passed away before I could present it to him. As I explained at WAF. Thanks anyway. Sorry to bother you.

Help with translation / identification on these? Anyone? I lost the folder containing the data on these. . . Now they are mystery.

While in the process of airing out my collection, I find that I can live without the above. If you are interested in having one or more, "message" me and we'll talk. While I won't give them away, I will entertain any serious offer. Frankly, I am astounded at the rise in price of decorations, medals and orders lately. I don't really know how to value them (except at retail), so I'm announcing the sale in this fashion. Let the negotiations begin. Thanks for letting me post these here as a solicitation, instead of going through the classifieds. As a reward for your forbearance, I promise (probably) not to do it again. Also: I will donate 10% of the sell price of each bar to the maintenance of this site.

8 is now part of someone else's collection. A donation to GMIC has been set aside. Thank you to the contributor.

7 is now part of someone else's collection. A donation to GMIC has been set aside. Thank you to the contributor.

6 is now part of someone else's collection. A donation to GMIC has been set aside. Thank you to the contributor.

#5 is now part of someone else's collection. A donation to GMIC has been set aside. Thank you to the contributor.

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Afternoon, gentlemen and fellow collectors. (Where is the "misc." topic prefix?) Here are some medal bars from my collection. I invite comments, ooh's and ahh's, if any. Nothing to cause uncontrollable drooling, none attributable; nevertheless fairly interesting. No need for medal idents, you know what they are. If you don't, move along to another thread. . . . . .or remain silent and enjoy the pictures. After I post all eight, I have a comment or two. . . 1