fukuoka Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) First up, a 1914-1920 medal award certificate given to Army Military Police Corporal Mizawa Sainosuke. Dated Taisho 8, Dec. 15. Award #291480. Edited October 31, 2012 by fukuoka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukuoka Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Second, the same 1914-1920 medal award certificate given to the same person, who is now ranked as Governor-General of Korea Auxiliary Military Police Mizawa Sainosuke. Dated Taisho 9, Dec. 25. Award #315280. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukuoka Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Also included in this 4-document group, a cash payment of 100 yen for war bravery given to Army Military Police Corporal Mizawa Sainosuke. Dated Taisho 8, Dec. 15. Awarded by the Decorations Bureau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukuoka Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Finally, Mizawa as Governor-General of Korea Auxiliary Military Police received a cash payment of 80 yen for service in the 1914-20 Incident. Dated Taisho 9, Dec. 25. Awarded by Decorations Bureau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukuoka Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Interesting that he received the same medal twice, and also that the cash payment was different each time. Does his change in status (not just rank) account for this? Did he receive two medals and docs? Or 2 docs and 1 medal? Sorry for the picture quality. These were taken from a recent auction in Japan. The four documents and a single 1914-20 medal sold for 39,000 yen. Here is the original auction page: http://page13.auctio...ction/r95188306 Edited October 31, 2012 by fukuoka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter3 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Fascinating! But what would be the purpose of two documents and only one medal? I would think he received two medals, perhaps for the status change or a significant, additional contribution as a result of the change in status? Don't know why else, unless it was a mistake! Another mystery! Thanks for sharing! This is the kind of thing that does make collecting more fun and interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Interesting that he received the same medal twice, and also that the cash payment was different each time. Does his change in status (not just rank) account for this? Probably. Did he receive two medals and docs? Or 2 docs and 1 medal? The medal at photo looks brand new I wonder if anybody ever wore it... Maybe he wore another one? The four documents and a single 1914-20 medal sold for 39,000 yen. Yep, 0,5 k. I'd say quite justified price Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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