Mark C Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) It's the Order of the Rising Sun. Not sure which level, 6th class maybe. Edited March 22, 2010 by Laurence Strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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