Order of the Sacred Treasure with Gold and Silver Rays + Document

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[Dieter3]

I hope you're keeping track of all of these markngs!! :lol:

[JapanX]

I hope you're keeping track of all of these markngs!!

You bet! :lol:

[Dieter3]

One day - the great mystery will be solved!! I sure wish more of these came with their documents though - would probably make more sense somehow. I can only guess the markings are chronological.

[JapanX]

I can only guess the markings are chronological.

Either that or technological reasons ...

Check out this thread

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/54735-soviet-orders-marks-order-of-the-patriotic-war/

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Now another interesting specimen.

6th class (..."with silver rays") marked A6 (we saw mark A5 in this thread at 5th class order )

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[Dieter3]

So, who's gonna pick up the phone and call the Japan Mint and just ask them, "O.K., what's the deal with the codes?" :lol:

[JapanX]

So, who's gonna pick up the phone and call the Japan Mint and just ask them, "O.K., what's the deal with the codes?"

I`ll even pay his telephone bill ;)

[Dieter3]

So, I actually contacted the mint via their simple contact form on the website, but I did get a few responses. Unfortunately, nothing definitive. Despite the bureau being responsible for actually MAKING the medals, the questions about the codes stamped into the medals received this response from the PR person with whom I've been communicating:

"We cannot answer your question; this is because we manufacture decorations and medals based on orders from the Cabinet Office."

Really? I find it hard to believe that the mint doesn't know what these codes mean or why they are there. I think the problem probably lies in dealing with a PR person. Need to speak with somebody that actually makes these things, but that'll likely be like pulling teeth. So, what does this mean? But maybe they really DON'T know anything. Perhaps it is indeed the Cabinet Office that simply says "Make 'X' number of decorations on class 'Y' and stamp them with code 'Z'.....", with the Cabinet Office keeping some kind of record that gives meaning to the codes.

This just can't be that difficult to figure out! :speechless:

[JapanX]

"We cannot answer your question; this is because we manufacture decorations and medals based on orders from the Cabinet Office."

Another professional

Cabinet Office issuing codes?!

Nice try man! :beer:

[Dieter3]

Another professional

Cabinet Office issuing codes?!

Nice try man!

Yeah, I know! Seems a bit odd that the cabinet would issue the codes! But who knows? I'll keep pursuing this - I attempted to contact the Cabinet Office, waiting for response.....

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... I attempted to contact the Cabinet Office, waiting for response.....

Most likely the response will be "We cannot answer your question; this is because we're only ordering decorations and medals from the Mint"

Let's call PM! :cheers:

Edited November 1, 2012 by JapanX

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Another 6th class

Marked C4

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