DRB 1643

Thank you very much for your quick reply JapanX! So anyone attending an Imperial event would be issued one of these?

I'm sorry for the poor quality pictures, but I had to take these with my phone camera. Can anyone identify this badge. I think it's some kind of enthronement badge, but I can't positively identify it. thank you in advance.

Thank you JapanX. Are you able to translate the reverse side and what acts would it be awarded for?

Can anyone please help me with identifying this medal? I cannot find it in any of my books or online. Thank you.

Thank you JapanX for your input.

Hi all, i would appreciate any comments on this badge. The only ones I've seen have a brown enamel finish. I'll add another photo in the next post. thank you. Here's a picture of the case. thanks

WOW! How long did it take you to put that collection together?

Hi All, I don't know either! I bought this medal like I said in the mid 1990's, thinking it was an original. It came from a big Japanese collector on Long Island NY who reports he aquired it in the early 1950's. His collection also included a Marshal's Badge which he sold to two gentlemen from Japan in the mid 1970's for $5000. The gentlemen from Japan didn't believe the Marshal's Badge was authentic until they saw it. Anyway it's anyones guess if this particular Great East Asia War Medal is authentic or not. I realize there isn't any definitive test one way or the other. Thank you, Tom

Here is the reverse. Thank you

What do you guys think of this one? I bought it in the mid 1990's from a big collector on Long Island NY. I was told it was an original. Thanks for any and all comments. I'll add the reverse picture in another post since it was too big to upload. Tom