Japan Labour Badges

[JapanX]

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[JapanX]

[JapanX]

[JapanX]

With "buy it now" price € 1059.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Japan-Silber-Orden-Militaria-Arbeit-Pazifik-Krieg-Medal-Bruststern-TOP-RARE-/370835725484?pt=Militaria&hash=item5657881cac#ht_4136wt_1141

You better hurry up Peter

[kaguyahime]

With "buy it now" price € 1059.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Japan-Silber-Orden-Militaria-Arbeit-Pazifik-Krieg-Medal-Bruststern-TOP-RARE-/370835725484?pt=Militaria&hash=item5657881cac#ht_4136wt_1141

You better hurry up Peter

May be, Nick, you are right... By the way, 4 round white jems on the 1st class badge, they look like a pearl. Am I wrong? What are 4 similar jems on the lower class - Merit Badge?

[JapanX]

By the way, 4 round white jems on the 1st class badge, they look like a pearl. Am I wrong?

Yep, these are pearls. At least they should be

What are 4 similar jems on the lower class - Merit Badge?

Simple silver balls.

Edited June 22, 2013 by JapanX

[kaguyahime]

Yep, these are pearls. At least they should be

Simple silver balls.

Thank you, Nick! So bodies of the two badges are also silver?

[JapanX]

They certainly are (including rivets - that's why one should be very careful and gentle while turn them )

[JapanX]

Another price formation experiment in real time

[JapanX]

[JapanX]

Let`s wait and see

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-WW2-1942-Imperial-Japanese-War-Production-Labor-Merit-Badge-Japan-Medal-/360683575411?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53fa6a9873#ht_716wt_1141

[fukuoka]

The auction linked to above (mine own) sold for $52. Broken hinge and damaged enamel. Yesterday on Yahoo japan a nice, cased example sold for 11,100 yen.

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f124462952

[JapanX]

Let's hope Peter is satisfied

[kaguyahime]

Let's hope Peter is satisfied

Still, not comletely.

For lower class - OK: 11,100 yen (many thanks to fukuoka).

But reasonable price level for 1st class remains to be confirmed.

Peter

[JapanX]

Well, at least we know that currently it's definitely under €999

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Japan-Silber-Orden-Militaria-Arbeit-Pazifik-Krieg-Medal-Bruststern-TOP-RARE-/370835725484?pt=Militaria&hash=item5657881cac#ht_4136wt_1141

We'll wait and see

[JapanX]

Another price formation test

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Japan-Silver-Order-Militaria-Arbeit-Pacific-War-Labour-Merit-Badge-RARE-/390629207479?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5af350adb7

The box of course is the wrong one ...

[JapanX]

Stone mint 1st class with $1300 "buy it now" price

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No buyers in sight

[JapanX]

Looks like there were two color variations of boxess interior (at least in 2nd class) - yellow and dark blue

[JapanX]

[kaguyahime]

Hello, gentlemen!

Previously in this thread I asked about «orange colour» Labour Merit Badge. The reason to ask was this badge.

For reverse photo, orange colour enamel badge is on the left. 

No flash used while taking photo.

Now, when all the three badges are in front of my eyes, it is very similar (or even clear), that the difference between brown and orange colour of enamels is not a matter of shade or flash.  And my question still is actual. If the «orange» badge is original, and the orange and brown badges are the same Labour Merit Badge (as it is written on the reverse of both), then why the colour differs? The only possible version to my mind, is that the badges were made in different periods (the orange one possibly is a later version), but I doubt about it.

There is one more thing about orange badge. It seems to be the remains of white colour on the central part of rays, but not for the longest ones.

Speaking of the box for orange badge, it is absolutely different. But it looks like original. The place for the star inside the box was made just for it.

 

 

What do you, gentlemen, think about the orange badge?  Please, share your opinion!

Edited January 17, 2022 by kaguyahime
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