Japan Japanese Capital Rehabilitation Commemoration medal

[Gensui]

Gents,

Today, I’d like to share my latest acquisition with you.

My shortly arrived set of “Japanese Capital Rehabilitation Commemoration medal”, incl. the medal itself, the case and the medal wrapping paper.

In my opinion, a nice catch with the Osaka Mint "M" hallmark on top of the knob.

Now, I’m looking for the award document to complete this set

Any offers are welcome

BR, Chris

[Gensui]

...case and medal wrap paper

[Gensui]

the medal and the mintmark

[JapanX]

Any offers are welcome

How about this one - pictures of one that was recently sold

Interessiert?

P.S. Nice medal by the way

[Gensui]

Show me, show me, show me!

[JapanX]

Give me some time and I'll post them

[Gensui]

Don't forget to say something about the price- and delivery conditions

[JapanX]

These issues you should discuss with its current owner

[Gensui]

Oh, I thought it is you?!

[fukuoka]

Only (?) 35,000 minted, if I am not mistaken.

[JapanX]

Oh, I thought it is you?!

Na, the price was too high

[JapanX]

Only (?) 35,000 minted, if I am not mistaken.

35 000?!

I think this number is incredibly small when compared to how frequently we are encountering this medal.

Feels more like 350 000...

Mint story book give this number Rich?

[Gensui]

Only (?) 35,000 minted, if I am not mistaken.

You mean for this medal in Osaka?

Any total figures available? Any other makers?

Edited January 16, 2013 by Gensui

[Gensui]

Na, the price was too high

How much?

[JapanX]

You mean for this medal in Osaka?

I've never seen unmarked medal...

All medals bear M mark

How much?

Don't remember the exact price ...

I remember the feeling

[Gensui]

That would mean in conclusion:

a) no other makers

b) "only" 35,000 (official-minted) pieces

(or c) unmarked Osaka-minted pieces)

Right?

[Dieter3]

Now, I’m looking for the award document to complete this set

They're out there! Rare. I've never seen one on ePay, but I'm sure they've popped up there too.

Now you need another medal with a wrapper marked from Showa 6th year!

[fukuoka]

My information came from an extraordinary source I just got yesterday: 2000 pages of primary documents from the Decorations Bureau. I had no idea this 2-volume set existed, and was surprised to find it. So excited since there is medal info on every page. Not always the kind we are looking for, but I am sure I will find a lot in here.

Let me look closer at the numbers for this medal (numbers are not given for every medal, sorry to say...) to confirm.

(BTW, the same chart showed that 42, 000 paper wraps were ordered.)

[fukuoka]

That would mean in conclusion:

a) no other makers

b) "only" 35,000 (official-minted) pieces

(or c) unmarked Osaka-minted pieces)

Right?

Every example I have seen had the Japan Mint 'M' hallmark.

Unmarked specimens exist?

[pieter1012]

Does anyone know what the difference is of the wrap with Showa 6th year, 2-gatsu (February) and Showa 7th year 3-gatsu (March). Was the later issue to award claims for the medal that came in later?

Pieter

[JapanX]

My information came from an extraordinary source I just got yesterday: 2000 pages of primary documents from the Decorations Bureau.

Cool!

Unmarked specimens exist?

Not to my knowledge Rich.

Never saw one unmarked or with different mark than M...

Never heard about anyone who encountered unmarked "Rehabilitation" either ...

I bet that if all our colleagues will check their medals today - all these will be marked with M.

I wonder if I am right about this "all medals are marked with M", so please guys help me out here ;)

Edited January 16, 2013 by JapanX

[JapanX]

Does anyone know what the difference is of the wrap with Showa 6th year, 2-gatsu (February) and Showa 7th year 3-gatsu (March). Was the later issue to award claims for the medal that came in later?

Pieter

I think they simply minted and awarded them for several years.

Same story with Showa medals. As far as I remember they minted and awarded them in 1928, 1929 and 1930.

[Gensui]

My information came from an extraordinary source I just got yesterday: 2000 pages of primary documents from the Decorations Bureau. I had no idea this 2-volume set existed, and was surprised to find it. So excited since there is medal info on every page. Not always the kind we are looking for, but I am sure I will find a lot in here.

Let me look closer at the numbers for this medal (numbers are not given for every medal, sorry to say...) to confirm.

(BTW, the same chart showed that 42, 000 paper wraps were ordered.)

That's a great find! Can you specify more detailed, what kind of documents these are? Is it any official volume or some (yet) not published sources from any archive?

[Gensui]

Unmarked specimens exist?

I don't know either - just a hypothetical guess. But why not? Maybe some "over-worked" Japanese worker forgot to mark some medals?

[pieter1012]

Nick,

you are right, I immediattely checked my two Capital Rehabilitation medals; one the regular issue for men and one with the bow ribbon for women. Both have the M mark.

Pieter