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That`s what I call "low number"!

Come on man! These days they call them "copies for collectors" :lol:

These are rare! :cheers:

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Give me a couple of days and we will continue our analysis of variations with new HQ scans that you kindly sent to me Regards, Nick

Yep, this one was posted at first page of this thread Rich Cheers, Nick

What a collection of these rare medals you have Dark! The specimen from post #30 is awesome! Interesting, that the bronze and silver versions "with the loop" that you showed in posts #28 and #29 both have not very accurately soldered loops!!! And the silver medal that I showed (and the medal displayed in 1968 book) have more accurately soldered loop (actually they look more like a stamped ones). So let me get that straight. As for now we have four versions in circulation: a) silver version with the the loop b) bronze version with the the loop c) silver version without the loop (peso version) d) bronze version without the loop (replicas + 3 original trial pieces) Looks like c) and d) were made by the same stamp. Also your c) piece was made (at least it looks like it was ) by the same stamp as piece in posts #19-#20 and it looks like a patinated bronze to me. If d) is indeed an original trial piece than we already have 2 out of 3 that could be in existence Ok. So silver is for officers and bronze is for soldiers. But why two silver versions - with the loop and without the loop? Any versions? Regards, Nick

I tell you man - this order (in this condition and cased!) is super rare.

"They" won`t catch you!

Indeed very nice book But this one is not mine ... So far ...

Toasting to His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Japan, at the luncheon which our General gave on April 29, 1942, at the Manila Hotel.

Together with distinguished collaborators ...

Impressive bar

In conclusion a few (known and not very well known) photo portraits of the "father of the medal"

So what is this bronze version?! Simply the "trial piece" or indeed version "for soldiers"? Any info chaps? Ideas? And while you are thinking about how to help me out (I know you have kind hearts ) - better quality pictures of exactly the same bronze version of the medal that we saw in the Murphy/Ackley book. Please note, that this is (again!) different stamp ...

So what`s up with the bronze version of this medal?! Personally I saw only silver ones (both times ) But in the Paul Murphy and Steven Ackley book “In the name of Living God” p. 153 we find the picture of such medal (without the loop) and the following description.