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This piece was awarded to General Hu Lian in 1944 (!) for defence of Western Hubei (he commanded 11th Division) And now another piece from 1943 (it was awarded to fighter pilot) Completely different work, but the enamel again doesn`t look transparent.
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Close up (enamel work looks pretty close to Spink piece)
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One can see clearly that this is another type of enamel The only question - do all "old" pieces have this transparent enamel pattern? Please check this piece.
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Now let`s freshen our memory about this (allegedly) Chiang piece. A couple of new photos made under decent lighting.
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That`s how mint piece with this pattern looks like
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By the way, know we can clearly see the distinction between reverse of the Spink piece and reverse of the "usual" piece
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Here it is, this famous and beautiful chinese "transparent enamel with herring-bone pattern embossed in the silver" ;)
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Now let`s start our examination My friend HC is absolutely right when he is saying that older pieces have more transparent enamel than modern ones. Please take a look at this specimen # 184. Obverse
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First of all this additional exellent photo!
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Thanks th Rich we have an opportunity to examine this interesting bar in every detail :)
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Let`s hope that Gods of phaleristik will forgive this blasphemer manufacturer!
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