China Republic of China ODM (Taiwan)

[Hugh]

Here's Taiwan, with a few PRC thrown in. The new ones came from a military tailor shop in Shi Men Ding (Taipei).

Hugh

Edited August 21, 2008 by Ed_Haynes

[Hugh]

The round gizzies on top are staff college badges, General staff badges, etc. I love 'em dearly, but there's no such thing as too much bling in the ROC.

Hugh

[Ed_Haynes]

Nice. While these are, as you say, bling-heavy, Taiwanese awares are one of the great unknown and undocumented areas of massive confusion. Thanks for a start!

[Megan]

It's (yet another!) area I'm struggling to gain information on for my site!

[Hugh]

It's (yet another!) area I'm struggling to gain information on for my site!

I've got obverse pictures which I'll post eventually. Is the 110K resolution adequate for you?

Hugh

[Megan]

Yes thank you - it's more convenient to post here than mess around sending e-mails (and we can all enjoy them here into the bargain!).

[Hugh]

Why in the world did I name this thread ROC ODM? Never mind, here's another Indonesian.

INDONESIA ? Star of the Invincible Maha Wira (Bintang Sakti), Silvered EF

Invicta, Intl., 11/00

[Hugh]

Why in the world did I name this thread ROC ODM? Never mind, here's another Indonesian.

INDONESIA ? Star of the Invincible Maha Wira (Bintang Sakti), Silvered EF

Invicta, Intl., 11/00

Whoops, should have looked at the top. I picked up the wrong thread. Dolt.

[usairforce]

great collect 非常好的收藏

[Ulsterman]

WOW!!!!

:jumping:

I am breathless!!

The Taiwanese military website actually has a LOT of information regarding their awards on it- IF you can wade through the subordinate clauses! (Not unlike German actually).

[Hugh]

Here are a few of the ODM of ROC (Taiwan). For openers, a predecessor from the Chinese Empire. Unfortunately I don't have the earlier ornate ribbon (much like Laos White elephant):

TAIWAN ? Imperial Order of the Double Dragon, 2^nd Type (1900-1911), 2^nd Class, 3^rd Grade, Neck badge and star in silver/gold and enamel, EF,

Liverpool Medal, 8/05

[Hugh]

TAIWAN - Order of Cloud and Banner, 6th Class (Resplendent Banner ?Lieo Deng Yun Huei - Magnus 4), reverse numbered 2156/, inscribed in Chinese

Gordon A. Rust, Wilmington, DE, 1957, - Code: TW 3

Awarded to Capt. Rust for service in the USAAF, flying the Hump in C-47's.

[Hugh]

Order of the Striped Tiger, 6th Class, GVF

Liverpool Medal, 2/98, - Code: TW 4

The ribbon used to be green in the center.

[Hugh]

A little better picture of the badge.

[Ed_Haynes]

I think we need to be very VERY careful in co-mingling

-- Imperial (pre-1911) Chinese awards

-- Republic of China (1911-50) awards

-- Taiwan ('Republic of China') awards (1950--)

These are VERY different creatures.

Some day, I shall try sorting out various jumbled threads in this sub-forum . . .

[Hugh]

TAIWAN ? Order of the Golden Grain, 3rd Class neck badge in silver gilt and enamel, fine quality, in fitted embossed case of issue with full neck ribbon, EF

Liverpool Medal Co., Liverpool, 9/99, ? Code: TW 5

[Hugh]

Here's one I picked up at the Meiji Shrine flea market in Tokyo while in "Magpie" mode. I knew it looked funny, but didn't have any books with me. At the price, I could afford to make a mistake. Based on subsequent research and seeing a lot of the fantasy stuff out of PRC, I've reached my conclusion. Still, it's not so bad for a Chinese copy at the 99 cent store. The ribbon's probably worth a lot more than the medal.

TAIWAN ? Order of the Precious Tripod, 6^th class, VF

Meiji Shrine, 3/01, - Code: TW 6

TAIWAN ? Order of the Precious Tripod, 6^th class, VF

Meiji Shrine, 3/01, - Code: TW 6

[Hugh]

TAIWAN ? Order of Loyalty and Diligence in gold w/ three gold/silver stars (San Shin Jun Chien - Magnus 6), Mint

Taipei (Shi Men Ding), 6/00, ? Code:TW 7

[Hugh]

I think we need to be very VERY careful in co-mingling

-- Imperial (pre-1911) Chinese awards

-- Republic of China (1911-50) awards

-- Taiwan ('Republic of China') awards (1950--)

These are VERY different creatures.

Some day, I shall try sorting out various jumbled threads in this sub-forum . . .

I thought I'd throw the Double Dragon in as a lagniappe. So far as I've noticed, we haven't set up the separate fora for pre- / post 1950. Let's get some pictures out there and let some experts comment and make us all smarter.

[Hugh]

Some of these are in Peterson's, but many are not. Most are on the Government website, but very little additional data in English. It's also interesting that many of these decorations are quite large as compared to European / American pieces.

TAIWAN ? Air Force Order of Grand Community (Peterson ? Great Unity ? Ta Tung - Magnus 7), Mint

Taipei (Shi Men Ding), 6/00, ? Code:TW 8

[Hugh]

TAIWAN ? Air Force Order of Cosmic Diagram (Ho T?u Order - Magnus 8), Mint

Taipei (Shi Men Ding), 6/00, ? Code:TW 9

[Hugh]

TAIWAN ? Air Force Order of the Book of Nature (Ancient Symbols ? Luo Szu - Magnus 9), Mint

Taipei (Shi Men Ding), 6/00, ? Code:TW 10

[Hugh]

In some cases, The name Peterson assigns is different from the Government website name. I've tried to retain both, as well as a Chinese transliteration provided by a Chinese friend.

TAIWAN ? Medal of the Armed Forces, A -1^st Class (Peterson - Land, Sea and Air Forces ? Lu Hai Kuong Jia - Magnus 14)

Taipei (Shi Men Ding), 6/05, ? Code:TW 13

[Hugh]

TAIWAN ? Medal of the Armed Forces, B -2nd Class (Peterson - Land, Sea and Air Forces ? Lu Hai Kuong Ye - Magnus 14b)

[Hugh]

Sorry, the picture here is a bit fuzzy. Colors are also a little funky. I'll do better when I open this case next time.

TAIWAN ?Medal of the Brilliant Light, A - 1^st Class (Illustrious Service - Glorious China ? Kuon Hua Jia Yi - Magnus 15), Senior Grade 1^st Class in gold, Mint

Taipei (Shi Men Ding), 6/00, ? Code:TW 15