JapanX Posted July 26, 2013 Author Posted July 26, 2013 Nice quality photos of type 7 “on the basis of China Incident War Dispatch Medal”
JapanX Posted September 7, 2013 Author Posted September 7, 2013 ... do you think they were actually made this way? I think they were probably painted to sex them up to try to make more $$$$. Naaa They were actually made "this way" And they have their own box and different inlay
GIZMO8Z Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) Hello ladies and gentlemen! As an educator, I've put together a collection to share with my students. I've neglected Japanese Militaria for far too long and finally bit the bullet by making some online purchases in order to put a small display case together. I literally just purchased this example for a few dollars. I'm confident that it's a post war example, but I'm having trouble nailing down exactly what it is. Help would be immensely appreciated! Best, Joe T Edited September 9, 2013 by GIZMO8Z
JapanX Posted September 9, 2013 Author Posted September 9, 2013 Hi Joe, yes, this is post war replica of Great East Asia War medal. Imperial Edict No. 417 of 21 June 1944 promulgated original medal. Obverse has a chrysanthemum crest in the center of crossed swords on a eight-point star of rays. The rim has engraved cherry blossoms. The reserve shows the characters "Great East Asia War" in the center of a Japanese shield. The bar is made apart from the suspender and passes over the ribbon, with the usual four characters for "war medal". Ribbon is 36 mm. watered silk, pea-green with 3 mm. dark blue, 3 mm. light blue and 3 mm. dark green lier edge stripes for the Navy, Air Forces and Army. Cheers, Nick
JapanX Posted September 19, 2013 Author Posted September 19, 2013 Another very interesting example of framed medal
JapanX Posted September 19, 2013 Author Posted September 19, 2013 Any help with translation of inscription will be great!
fukuoka Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Top line is 'Replica of the Great East Asia War Medal.'Bottom plate reads 'Ranan, Korea Division, Hoeryong Platoon. August 15, 1945 located in North Korea, moved to Khabarovsk. Dec. 18, 1946, returned home via Siberia.'Ranan and Hoeryong are in present-day North Korea. Edited September 19, 2013 by fukuoka
JapanX Posted November 20, 2013 Author Posted November 20, 2013 That`s an interesting "chest" Expo 75 medal (http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/55602-muroran-city-merit-badge/page-2) + red cross order + two different replicas of GEAW medal
JapanX Posted November 20, 2013 Author Posted November 20, 2013 On the other side firebrigade badges and some kind police badge!
JapanX Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 In our days (unfortunately without bar)
Dieter3 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 688714567_o.jpg 688714646_o.jpg This is uber-awesome. Naaa They were actually made "this way" And they have their own box and different inlay IMG_9837.JPG IMG_9836.JPG IMG_9838.JPG I don't think this is true for every instance - I've seen a few of these "gold mum" medals with the plain, no writing box, and different inserts. My guess is somebody thought to maybe spice these up with the gold, then other makers caught on and copied them, hence the variation.
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