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Peterson was wrong about this number. There were (at least!) four chains This is because the extant records only go up to 1940 and many awards were made after that year

Indeed! I think they simply decided to combine two medals in one picture (which is quite natural since we know that it is actually one and the same medal - "basic membership medal" and "basic membership medal with added rosette for longevity") +1

Peterson had Red Ribbon #3 in his collection If I remember correctly it was issued to the German Captain.

Looks like "original replacement ribbon" to me

The rays are red and so is the ribbon ... By the way, judging by the rosette it is 4th class :whistle:

Yep, looks like D something ... The upper 9G? Photo is too vague to be sure ...

Exactly! Something strange is going on with these two letter marks :whistle:

More than sure since I have both colors in my "miscellaneous drawer"

Well, the form of this token/jetton is pretty standard for "in commemoration of graduation from Imperial University" jettons from 1880+ period of time. And of course all such tokens can have imperial eagle at obverse, since these Universities were Imperial. But this particular jetton has some strange features 1) enamel at obverse (usually there is no enamel) 2) there are no marks (at least I don't see them) and usually all such jettons were made in silver and had marks on the ring 3) engraving indeed looks strange (as the whole jetton quality overall) I'll post a couple of examples of such jettons (in a couple of days) so everyone can form their own opinion Cheers, Nick

I think this is practically impossible. Especially on official uniform. Well, they certainly should be somewhere One thing is for certain - we don't see such combinations on photos Cheers, Nick

It wasn't Yes, but what really puzzles me is these different ribbon colors ...

As far as I remember after the death of cavalier his Order of Dannebrog should be returned to the chapter. Very unfortunate for the collectors

Unfortunately ... Same goes to others letter/number marks on Tigers...

It is a medal, not a badge Official name 西安蒙难纪念章 / Sian Incident Memorial Medal It was awarded to the military and civil personnel directly or indirectly involved in this "kidnapping incident". Original awarding criteria 授予范围如下： 1.随从保护蒋委员长出力官兵； 2.陆空军部队动员营救准尉准佐以上官佐； 3.办理筹划营救的僚佐人员； 4.随同在陕蒙难的文武官员； 5.策划或奔走营救的中外文武官员； 6.宪兵第三团出力官兵； 7.办理营救的运输出力人员； 8.巩固后方得力文武官员。 You need a blue and white ribbon for this one (two blue lines on the sides and one white in the middle).

This is not a medal. This is a commemorative token. Named one. U.D.Levenshtein who graduated (?) from Imperial University of St. Vladimir (most likely this is the meaning of the abbreviation Им. Ун. Св. Вл.) in 1911. We are talking about Imperial University of St. Vladimir in Kiev (founded in 1834 - its current name Киевский национальный университет имени Тараса Шевченко (КНУ им. Т. Шевченко)/Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка) Cheers, Nick

Badge is in exellent shape! All "silver" is still on reverse

Type I was made in a silver-plated alloy. Types II and III were made in silver. Cheers, Nick

A gallery of reverses (type I/ type II / type III)

A gallery of obverses (type I/ type II / type III)

The right box for Type III would be a lacquered one

Another example of this "Rose Ribbon"

Could be 平安遷都千百年紀念祭協贊會総裁大勲位熾仁親王贈焉 i.e. in commemoration of 1100th Year Anniversary of the Capital Foundation/Transfer President of Support Association (Festival Committee President) Prince Taruchito awarded with the order of Chrysanthemum Meiji 28 Nen (1895) What do you think guys?

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