lilo Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hi All, Can someone help me in correctly identify the two ribbons (Nr. 1 - Nr. 2) of the photo below attached ? Thanks Lilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The plain red robbon is probably the French Legion of Honour. Foreign orders were originally worn before Japanese medals. The red and white ribbon is the Imperial Constitution Promulgation Medal from 1889. The last two ribbons on this group seem implausible, he would have had to be sufficiently important to get the medal in 1889 and still be knocking around in Manchuria in 1934 ! Not impossible but definitely unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilo Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 The plain red robbon is probably the French Legion of Honour. Foreign orders were originally worn before Japanese medals. The red and white ribbon is the Imperial Constitution Promulgation Medal from 1889. The last two ribbons on this group seem implausible, he would have had to be sufficiently important to get the medal in 1889 and still be knocking around in Manchuria in 1934 ! Not impossible but definitely unusual. Hi Paul, Thanks but the only ribbon of the Imperial Constitution Promulgation Medal I have ever seen is as that in the photo below. Is it the correct one ? If yes, it doesn't match with that of the ribbon bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Hi Paul, Thanks but the only ribbon of the Imperial Constitution Promulgation Medal I have ever seen is as that in the photo below. Is it the correct one ? If yes, it doesn't match with that of the ribbon bar. This is the Meiji 25th Wedding Anniversary Medal, not the Constitution Promulgation Medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 This is the Imperial Constitution Promulgation Medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilo Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hi Paul, Thank you for the clarification. Regards Lilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 could he have been a military bureaucrat of some type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 It is not impossible, but he would have been pretty ancient at the end ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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