Japan judging authenticity of ribbons

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Familar style :whistle:

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Check out the eye on this ribbon ;)

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And of course aluminium

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Very typical piece ...

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After WWII pieces

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Well, looks like official ribbons lost this early "sewed" style of attachement after 1895 (most likely even a little bit earlier) and red cross ribbons kept it (and used it even after WWII).

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Nick

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Yes - two things of noteworthyness - earlier JRC pieces would appear to have their hooks sewn on the outside of the ribbon vs. later pieces sewn between the folds of the ribbon. And of course later Orders had more "standard" attachment gear.

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Check this color of sacred treasure ribbons from brochure published before 1938