RRicardo Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hi, I purchased recently this medal below and seller told me it's a IJN Veteran League Medal. I never had see one like this before. Please, can someone confirm to me if seller's information is correct? Is this medal from WWII periode? And can someone tranlate to me what means the kanji characters at reverse? Thank you very much. Regards, Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hi Ricardo, ... and seller told me it's a IJN Veteran League Medal Nope. This is Regular Member Badge of Imperial Seafarer Relief Society (established in 1881 to help seamen by money, housing, health care, etc) Is this medal from WWII period? It may be, but it's hard to date these badges with certainty ... Regards, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRicardo Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 Thank you very much Nick. I found a very interesting page about this and another japanese badges, based in your information: http://www.imperialjapanmedalsandbadges.com/seafarer.html Regards, Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 http://www.imperialjapanmedalsandbadges.com/seafarer.html Yep. Rich site is a great source of info. You may also find this source very useful Paul Murphy, Steven Ackley (2006) “In the name of Living God”, pp. 48-52. Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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