Japan 1887 Yellow ribbon merit medal

[Gensui]

Hm, makes sense! And the case? This looks similar to the current/actual merit medals...

BR, Chris

[JapanX]

Yes, but different catch, interior, style of inscription, color of lacquer, overall dimensions, etc, etc, etc...

[JapanX]

Allow me to demostrate

[JapanX]

[JapanX]

Modern made (replacement) case for "Cannon"

[JapanX]

So don`t forget to use the Force, Chris!

[Gensui]

You're my hero, Nick!

Thanks a lot!

BR, Chris

[Dieter3]

Somebody finally bought that one on Yahoo for 65,000 yen - any of you blokes??

[JapanX]

I bet the first letter in his name is C and the last one is S

[Dieter3]

Claudius? Confucious?

[JapanX]

Confucious?

Naaa

I heard this one is dead

[JapanX]

Gents, this one came from our colleague whose name started with C

Case

[JapanX]

Obverse

[JapanX]

Reverse

[JapanX]

Thank you, mysterious C!

[Gensui]

Thanks a lot, Nick!

BR,

KriZ

[JapanX]

Very rare document.

 

September, 1887 

[Tim B]

Nick,

You are a wealth of knowledge!

Tim

[Dieter3]

That is UBER-Sweet!