odd little ribbon

[Ulsterman]

heere's a little one I got off ebay-cheap too.

The middle i believe is Taisho enthronement and the last a red cross membership commemorative (Manchuko?)...but what is the 1st one?

Any thoughts on this little bar?

Cheers,

Ulster

[Guest Rick Research]

Order of the Crown of Italy far from home?

What's the back look like?

[Ulsterman]

Typical Japanese clip ins, nice patina, slightly stiffish -older.

Got it for a song-

[Riley1965]

Is that the correct ribbon for the Red Cross? I seem to remember it haveing more red than white.

Doc

[Ulsterman]

The third ribbon seems to match the Manchukoan Red Cross commemorative medal in Peterson's Japan book (OMSA monograph #1-going into version #3 nowadays.)

However, given the deafening silence from Paul, Jeff and Gordon I suspect this is a put together bar and not some minor officials (which is what I had supposed).

Any ideas as to #1 is at all? Anyone

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Edited January 24, 2007 by Ulsterman

[Ralph A]

Close.... (manchuria foundation)

[Great Dane]

No.2 is the Taisho Enthronement Medal (Japan) and no. 3 is the Enthronement Commemorative Medal (Manchuko).

The bar is shown upside down. That would also make a foreign award (Italian Crown Order?) more plausible as the last of the three.

/Mike

Edited January 24, 2007 by Great Dane

[Ulsterman]

could #3 (or #1 depending upon which way you look) be Chinese?

Thanks

Edited January 24, 2007 by Ulsterman

[Ralph A]

Good job on #3:

[Paul L Murphy]

No.2 is the Taisho Enthronement Medal (Japan) and no. 3 is the Enthronement Commemorative Medal (Manchuko).

The bar is shown upside down. That would also make a foreign award (Italian Crown Order?) more plausible as the last of the three.

/Mike

That would be my view of it as well. An unusual combination of awards and it would suggest that it was to a native Manchurian rather than a Japanese, since otherwise the Taisho Enthronement would have been first.