Another unknown medal

[JBFloyd]

This is also a large (61mm) bronze medal with a 55mm-wide ribbon (white with purple edges). Any help appreciated.

[JBFloyd]

And the reverse.

[JBFloyd]

The ribbon is unmounted and about 2 feet long.

[Paul L Murphy]

It is a 3rd class prize medal for some official department to do with horses (I cannot make out two of the characters since they are heavily stylised).

[Richard LaTondre]

And the reverse.

The casting of the suspension ring as an integral part of the planchet is not a normal Japanese practice. Nor is the sidewise suspension. This is a common procedure used by modern day 'manufacturers'.

Dick LaTondre

[Paul L Murphy]

The casting of the suspension ring as an integral part of the planchet is not a normal Japanese practice. Nor is the sidewise suspension. This is a common procedure used by modern day 'manufacturers'.

Dick LaTondre

I disagree. You will often find this on Japanese made non governmental items, however it is more common for items made in the 1950s - 70s than for items made pre war.

[Richard LaTondre]

I disagree. You will often find this on Japanese made non governmental items, however it is more common for items made in the 1950s - 70s than for items made pre war.

This is correct. I should have been more clear and stated that this type pertains to unofficial, non-government, and non-military.

I think your third class may be a second class.

[Paul L Murphy]

This is correct. I should have been more clear and stated that this type pertains to unofficial, non-government, and non-military.

I think your third class may be a second class.

It is a third class. This is shown on the obverse, the first character is the kanji for 3. The characters on the reverse do not indicate the class, even though one of them is similar to the older style character for 2.

[No one]

Dear gentlemen,

 

If I may intervene, this is a medal of the " 馬政局 / Basei Kyoku / Horse Administration", 100% official:

 

"The Basei Kyoku is one of the administrative organs for the purpose of improving and breeding military horses in the Empire of Japan. It was established from 1906 to 1923 and from 1936 to 1945, and was initially an agency equivalent to a ministry. Later, it became the Foreign Bureau of the Ministry of Army and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry .

 

馬政局 - Wikipedia

 

The medal : "Third prize" "Taisho 2nd year (1913) Horse Administration"

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one