Sampo Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Hello,I have found an strange medal case. Can anyone please translate the Japanese text, and identify for what medal it is for?Much appreciated!Sampo Edited May 29, 2015 by Sampo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fukuoka Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 'South Korea Hwarang Military Merit Medal.'Hwarang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HwarangSorry but I know nothing about this medal. Just translated as I see it. I may be in error. If I am correct, this would date after 1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 This is a case for South Korea 大韓民國 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 4th class (花郞 - Hwarang) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Order of Military Merit 武功勳章 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 This order was established October 18, 1950.Awarded to military personnel for outstanding conduct during wartime or in a state of emergency.Most likely case in post 1 came from 1960s/1970s time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 This is how modern version of the 4th class looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampo Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Thanks Guys,But I was wondering why is it written in Japanese as this is a Korean medal case?Sampo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) These are not japanese.This are chinese. So called Hanja - chinese characters borrowed from chinese and incorporated into the korean language. Edited May 29, 2015 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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