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Here it is ;)

Watermark :rolleyes:

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Document

Mark

Luckily we have HQ pictures for close examination of this piece from posts # 13-15 + document!!! Cavalier name is Sakurai Osamu. The medal and doc was issued on November 3, 1996.

Why do you think that they kept them in cardbord boxes? Tell me more :)

I keep my fingers crossed Rich! :cheers:

For japanese orders and medals "typical" will be even better word ;)

You see, mint produces only the medals and orders Boxes (most likely) and ribbons/rosettes (these are for sure) are produced by private subcontractors. We don't know when and where all these ingredients (medal, ribbon, rosette and box + white cardboard box) reassembled together. By mint? Or maybe (more realistically) in decoration bureau? Why Osaka mint used the latin letter M and not some kanji? It's punching, not engraving. Most likely handmade punching. Best, Nick

I wish... Especially with these prices P.S. Will post the ribbon of my medal tomorrow ;)

Not life per se We are! :lol:

Well, I don't think that this area is really that visible... Reverse of the bar... I bet 1 cavalier out of 1000 ever notice these marks BTW, Imperial Russia mint (and private workshops) sometimes stamped marks even on obverses