Ed_Haynes Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Thanks for this, Laurence. I'll add them to the Manchukuo section of the OMSA database. (We have a standing agreement with Liverpool.)See: http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=713 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 As far as I am aware all Manchukuo medals were made in Japan, including the Red Cross awards. They are a lot scarcer than the comparative Japanese awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benas Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Silver Red Cross obvAlso i have such Red Cross medal in my collection. Which year of issue? If possible please let me know. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 It is not possible to tell the year of issue since the design has stayed the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Thought this Japanese Red Cross award might interest you all.I think it's an Order of Merit, but if it's original or not I've no idea.Regards Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 This is an original piece, but it is a post war example. A nice award, unfortunately no longer bestowed in medal form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvart Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 ... no longer bestowed in medal form.What do you mean with that? Is it no longer awarded at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 What do you mean with that? Is it no longer awarded at all?It is still awarded but now you get a "certificate" which is in metal on a wooden background. It is actually a very nice thing to hang on the wall. The only actual medal which the Japanese Red Cross now awards is the gold version of the Merit Cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvart Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Thanks for your answer, I did not know that. Is the round membership medal obsolete as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Thanks for your answer, I did not know that. Is the round membership medal obsolete as well?Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Having just picked a silver Member's Medal up today (silk threads have come undone on the eye) with a 1923 Earthquake Medal (in the case that actually belonged to the below, I now see)...is there anything significant in the characters stamped on the backs of the suspension "claw," or are these simply manufacturer's company marks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 This one looks rather like a tic tack toe grid, or a #:I've noticed other characters on medals posted in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 The # mark is a makers mark but the records as to who made what have been long lost (or destroyed in the fire bombing of Tokyo and Osaka in WWII). There are a number of such marks which reoccur, normally on silver medals. Most are Katakana letters, however the Japanese character for Big (Dai) also occurs, as does this # mark. They basically indicate the different private makers of this medal since it was a Red Cross award rather than a national award, hence they were not all made at the Osaka Mint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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