Maritime officer in Yokohama with medal

[Mark C]

From an auction site. Taken in Yokohama. Any suggestions as to the country, and if the man is naval or merchant marine? What is the medal?

[Laurence Strong]

It's the Order of the Rising Sun. Not sure which level, 6th class maybe.

Edited March 22, 2010 by Laurence Strong

[peter monahan]

It's the Order of the Rising Sun. Not sure which level, 6th class maybe.

And, as the tinting on the photo just hints at, the center of the medal is a gorgeous ruby-red. [it looks almost black in Lawrence's photo, at least on my monitor]. One of those medals it's almost worth buying just for the look! I'd suggest that the award makes it more likely he's naval than merchant marine, but just guessing. Is there a date on the photo?

Peter

Edited March 22, 2010 by peter monahan

[Mark C]

And, as the tinting on the photo just hints at, the center of the medal is a gorgeous ruby-red. [it looks almost black in Lawrence's photo, at least on my monitor]. One of those medals it's almost worth buying just for the look! I'd suggest that the award makes it more likely he's naval than merchant marine, but just guessing. Is there a date on the photo?

Peter

Nope, no date.