alex82 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Hi all I found this picture of Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi on the internet. He was the officer responsible for the defense of Iwo Jima. Does someone know which medal he is wearing on the lower right? a l e x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Order of United Glory, awarded by the Japanese puppet government in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex82 Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 Thank you very much Jeff! I've never heard about this Order does anyone posses one? I would love to see a picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Here is an example of the 6th class which I have in my collection. All classes are very rare since post 1945 it was pretty much an instant death sentence if you were found to be the reecipient of one of these in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex82 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 very nice Paul! I now found this similar order in the Chinese Orders Book from Gongqing Li. But there it is called the Order of Common Honor and it looks pretty much the same expect the ribbon color (Red and White). Where is the difference beetwen these two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter3 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 He does rather look like Ken Watanbe, eh? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryptos Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Here is an example of the 6th class which I have in my collection. All classes are very rare since post 1945 it was pretty much an instant death sentence if you were found to be the reecipient of one of these in China. Hi Paul, what does the inscriptions on the rear of the medal and on the lid of case say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 It simply says "6th Class United Glory Order". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryptos Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks Paul. Must saw with the history this represents I really find this piece extremely collectable. If I may ask, what would be a fair selling price for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Thanks Paul. Must saw with the history this represents I really find this piece extremely collectable. If I may ask, what would be a fair selling price for this? No idea on price these days. I paid about $900 for it around ten years ago and Chinese medals have increased considerably in price since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryptos Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Thanks Paul. OK so this one is a solid investment. Puts its rarity into perspective as well. Are these faked yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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