Female Boxer Rebellion medal

[taquito22]

I saw this female Boxer Rebellion Medal at a military collectables show. Has anyone ever seen one of these? Would you consider it more desirable / valuable than the male version? Thanks (sorry for the poor quality of the picture...it was a cell phone camera)

[JBFloyd]

Interesting. I've never seen a bow-mounted Boxer Campaign Medal before, but I do notice that it is constructed differently from the other bow-mounted pieces in the case. I'd want some additional information on the way this one is put together.

[Paul L Murphy]

Somebody has made this up. War medals were awarded on a straight ribbon even when given to a female recipient (I have 1904-05 medals to female nurses and they are the normal issue medal, not a bow ribbon). Commemorative medals and orders were worn on a bow ribbon, as were Red Cross medals. War medals were not.

[taquito22]

Somebody has made this up. War medals were awarded on a straight ribbon even when given to a female recipient (I have 1904-05 medals to female nurses and they are the normal issue medal, not a bow ribbon). Commemorative medals and orders were worn on a bow ribbon, as were Red Cross medals. War medals were not.

Thanks for the info Paul. Glad I didn't buy it!

[RichC]

Maybe you should have bought the women's version of the 1940 Manchukuo Shrine Foundation Medal (lower right). That is certainly a medal you rarely see...

Rich

[Dieter3]

Was there ever a bow done for the Korean Annexation medal??