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On 18/02/2022 at 01:54, jcwater said:

Is this in your collection? Where are the pictures from?

Thanks for the help! Very cool to learn about. 

Thanks! Are there any references that might tell us who received these and how many were presented? Its definitely an unusual one. All the other medals are stamped with their number. This one appears to have been hand engraved, not stamped.

Here's the update with the back. She mentioned that she removed his name from the image on the left side of the medal, and clarified the writing on the back states it was for the "11th warzone surrender ceremony"

It's about the same size as their copy of the order of the cloud and banner, and similar composition. If it's unofficial/non-governmental, it's certainly still a fancy one. 

Also worth mentioning that several of the medals in the collection match those listed in a 2016 auction of general Jiang Dingwen's medals, but this flag one was not present in his collection:

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/96126_couture-clothing-rare-textiles-chinese-medals/?page=1&sort=-hammerPrice

We know he was present at the signing of the Japanese surrender at the forbidden city, 10th Oct 1945 (there are pictures). The quote is just what my friend remembered from reading the inscription, I'll get a better image and update if I can. 

Only this one of the number and clasp only. I'll see if I can request a better one. 

 My friend has a large collection of medals from her great grandfather, who was a Chinese general (well known enough to have a Wikipedia page) during the second world war. It's an impressive collection and most of them are clearly identifiable, but this one has stumped us. It has a flag motif similar to the SACO medal but clearly references the allied victory with a large central "V" and bears a personal inscription (mentioning the "81st surrender ceremony") with his name on the back, numbered 133.  Can anyone point us in the right direction on this one? We think it may be something from the Japanese surrender (there are photos of him signing surrender documents), but we've been unable to find any records or images of the medal online.  Really interested to hear if anyone here has seen one of these before.