Dfifer Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Grand Order of MugunhwaIssued from 1949 to 1967. The pendant is described as 87mm by 82mm with the Mugunghwa flower being 58mm across and the Taeguk symbol having a diameter of 10mm. The Order is made of gold with silver being used to accent the Mugunghwa flowers along the length of the chain. The flowers on the chain represent each of the provinces and the cities of Seoul and Pusan which have provincial statue. Minor variations are known to exist.The other style issued after 1967 has been changed several times. Today the Gold version is issued in either a male or a female size for Heads of State, while the Silver version is issued in either a male or a female size for the spouses of Heads of State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Right - that's the one I have a picture of as well... so I need to change my page to reflect the dates... and then try to find a high-quality picture of the current version (that's the hard part). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I found some great photos in the Web.Grand Order of Mugunghwa (post 1973). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Order of National Foundation (post 1990).1st Class. Edited August 18, 2008 by IVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of National Foundation (post 1990).3rd Class in box, with certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Order of Civil Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Edited August 18, 2008 by IVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Man awarded Order of Civil Merit, 2nd Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of Military Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of Service Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of National Security Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (post 1974).1st Class, 1st Grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of Industrial Service Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of Saemaeul Service Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of Culture Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Order of Sport Merit (post 1973).1st Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Order of Science and Technology Merit (2001).5th Class in box, with certificate. Edited August 18, 2008 by IVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 This orders I have never seen before: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVB Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 More:Regards, IVB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Where did you find those?I can feel some more web-searching coming on, then e-mails asking permission to use pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Some very nice -- and very rare -- orders from the Japanese-puppet Korean administration. Wow! Edited August 18, 2008 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Speaking of Japanese administered Korea, I saw this at OMSA last weekend. The owner only wanted $35,000 for it. Yes, I did put the decimal point in the right place! Anyone have the name for it?Sorry for the poor quality, but the price probably made me shaky, and the macro setting just magnified the tremor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Here's the star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Plum Blossom, a one-class order created in 1900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Grand Cordon of the Order of the Plum Blossom, a one-class order created in 1900.Thanks, Jeff, So before the Japanese. Interesting how reminiscent the suspension is of the Japanese. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) Thanks, Jeff, So before the Japanese. Interesting how reminiscent the suspension is of the Japanese. HughActually, by the end of the Sino-Japanese War in 1895, the Japanese ran Korea. Almost total dominantion (with some Russian influence) until 1905. Edited August 19, 2008 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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