Document question

[taquito22]

Hello,

I have started collecting documents and wanted to get a little clarification. I noticed that all the documents I have collected so far have the chrysanthemum watermark. I have two Russo-Japan documents and neither one has the mark. Is this correct or do I have fakes? Thanks

[Paul L Murphy]

All large medal certificates should have the watermark, many of the smaller documents do not. Can you post pictures of the documents that concern you and I will give my opinion on them.

[Dieter3]

Of the documents in my collection, it appears that war medal documents do not bear watermarks until the Manchurian Incident. These and the China Incident do. Don't have a Nomonhan document, so don't know.

The Taisho and Showa Enthronement docs. have them as do the 2600th year anniversary docs., the 1st Nat'l Census and WWI Victory Commemoration do not seem to have them. Though my collection is small, there may be exceptions????

Like Paul said, the larger ones for orders all seem to have them.

[taquito22]

Paul,

here are pictures of my Russo-Japan documents. They are without watermark but it sounds like that is accurate. thanks for your input.

[Paul L Murphy]

Both look ok. The one on the right is a posthumous certificate to the next of kin of a Captian who was KIA. A very scarce cert indeed.