Ed_Haynes Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Cased. Numbered 04673. No document or attribution Awarded to junior officers for service in the Revolutionary War during the War of Liberation Period (3 September 1945 to 30 June 1950). In effect, this is the medal for the final phase of the Civil War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 Were these suppressed during the Cultural Revolution? Actual "in wear" photos are extremely hard to find. I'm wondering if this and other national awards came in to replace the utter confusion of local Front awards...just in time for the convulsions of the 1960s purges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 (edited) During the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, all awards were looke down on (as were ranks in the military) as being counter-revolutionary, rightist, Stalinist, and feudal. The recipients kept them, but wearing them was considered very naughty and could land you in a world of hurt and "criticism" by Chairman Mao's Red Guards. Many recipients still have them, and while wearing them has become more acceptable in today's socialist-capitalist China, few recipients survive.There was a good article in JOMSA a few years back, let me look.It is my clear sense that they were intended to replace the utter chaos of regional, army-specific awards. Edited September 11, 2005 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimj Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 There is a reason why the chinese awards are hard to find. I saw on an other forum how many were awarded. For example the numbers of this Liberation Merit order:1st class: Awarded to army commanders or beyond, 991 awarded.2nd class: Awarded to division commanders, 4932 awarded.3rd Class: Awarded to regiment or battalion commanders, 54789 awarded.Must have been pretty hard to ern one of those.../Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 A few more images, to try to breathe some life into PRC things.The case exterior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Scan of case lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Inside. (Not a great image, sorry.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Detail of obverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 What is that purple lining material? It looks like shaggy pile carpet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 The reverse. Numbered, under the cumbersome pin device, "04763". Aross the points 48 mm, and weights in at 34.7 g isf anyone cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Interestingly, the case, too, is numbered on the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 What is that purple lining material? It looks like shaggy pile carpet!Not much textile skill here, sorry. Really fuzzy fluffy wine-purple stuff. Scientific enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 And, to complete the image, the next step down, the Liberation Merit Medal.This one, #39260, from the Feng Zhai-lu group -- see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2327 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Oh God! 1970s flashback! "Deep Purple!" Can-not-get-tune-out-of-head-help-help-help. But the lining is FITTED for the star and ribbon bar, not that they are just SUNK into that Astrakhan-ish material? Quite interesting pin construction-- the shielded pointed end of the catch is quite a good idea and never seen anything like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Oh God! 1970s flashback! "Deep Purple!" Can-not-get-tune-out-of-head-help-help-help. Or are you thinking "Purple Haze" . . . oh . . . the flashbacks . . . .But the lining is FITTED for the star and ribbon bar, not that they are just SUNK into that Astrakhan-ish material?Yes, fitted cut-into the underlying whatever. Not wood, but solid.Quite interesting pin construction-- the shielded pointed end of the catch is quite a good idea and never seen anything like it.Agreed. Unusual, at the very least (I shan't quote my students and call it "very unique"!).A couple of close-ups, since it is right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reichsrommel Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Hi, GentlemenSo glad to see that guys here are interested in PLA awards. This Libearation Order 3cl is mint!! Bayi, Independence & Freedom and Liberation Order is the 'big three' of Chinese official orders. Each kind of order has 3 classes. They are the most worthy collectible among PLA awards.Tang Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Hi, GentlemenSo glad to see that guys here are interested in PLA awards. This Libearation Order 3cl is mint!! Bayi, Independence & Freedom and Liberation Order is the 'big three' of Chinese official orders. Each kind of order has 3 classes. They are the most worthy collectible among PLA awards.Tang SiYes, Tang Si, those are my targets! I consider these three sets of awards to be the gems of PRC collecting. I have the latest two medals in Feng Zhai-lu's group, but just the one undocumented order, so nine holes to fill in my dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Hi Ed, I'm really pleased with the quality of this Order. Perhaps surprised would be a better term. Interesting that the quality is so much better than anything put out by Cuba in the same era. Very nice indeed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reichsrommel Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Hi Ed, I'm really pleased with the quality of this Order. Perhaps surprised would be a better term. Interesting that the quality is so much better than anything put out by Cuba in the same era. Very nice indeed!!Cuba?Tang Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usairforce Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Very beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now