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    Unidentified Mongolian Medal


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    This Medal has been a mystery - to Peterson and to myself. Has anyone any information, and/or able to translate the script on the front and reverse (see pictures)? 

     

     

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    • 11 months later...
    Posted

    Diameter 30.2mm, weight 12.2g. excluding ribbon

     

    As determined by O.M.S.A (Orders and Medals Society of America) and referenced in their book; a silver medal with the obverse depicting an orange circular border with smaller circles inside the border, a horse that is jumping, a Buddhist swastika, a flag, two clouds, two blue flowers and a white Mongol tent, and a Mongolian inscription. The reverse also bearing a Mongolian inscription with a small hallmark. It is on a multi coloured ribbon and measures at 31mm in diameter, weighs 14.0 grams including the ribbon.  A rare medal for which the history remains unknown, in extremely fine condition. 

     

    Footnote: All information sourced from page 174 of the Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States, Third Edition written by James W. Peterson and revised by Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley of the Orders and Medals Society of America. There is no mention of this medal in Peterson’s 1st Edition.

     

    This is only other image of this medal that I have found

     

    Images from Shanghai Yangming 2016 Summer Auction #3170 – 07.08.2016 – 09.00

     

    “1 silver medal for the “Second Mongolian Congress” in October 732 (1937) of the Genghis Khan era, with a Pegasus and a yurt pattern on it, with the original box, rare and well preserved, please preview”

    Starting price 3,000 RMB

    Transaction price 6,325 RMB ($865)

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    Hudum Mongol Bichig Script:

     

    After a struggle with the Lexilogos / Mongolian Bichig website and a little help I now believe one of my favourite badges but with unknown providence says that

     

    From the Obverse: “New Barag Left Banner / Xing’an Province”

     

    From the Reverse: “Merit Medal” (Medal of Commendation)

     

    Note from Wikipedia:

    New Barag Left Banner is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Mongolia to the south. It is under the administration of Hulunbuir City. Administrative divisions

    New Barag Left Banner is made up of 2 towns and 5 ethnic sums.

    Posted

    Dear Gentlemen,

     

    One word is missing from ths obverse, I can't find it:

     

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    Both Manchu script and Mongolian script have a striking resemblance.

     

    Yours sincerely,

    No one

     

    • 2 weeks later...
    Posted

    Reverse

    ᠭᠠᠪᠢᠶᠠᠲᠠᠨ ᠪ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ

    Meritorious Medal

     

     

    Obverse

    ᠬᠢᠩᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠶᠢᠲᠤ ᠮᠤᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ / ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ

    Xing'an North Province / New Barag Left Banner

    Posted

    Dear DavidS,

     

    I wrote what was written on the medal. Do you know why the two " ' ' " are missing?

     

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    Yours sincerely,

    No one

    Posted

    Dear No one

    From Lexilogos, there are two very similar characters - and .

    I am unable to say why the badge shows ᠪᠠᠷᠬᠣ and not ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ but I am convinced that it should be the latter.

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    Banner (administrative division) Map with Traditional Chinese script

    新巴虎左翼旗

     

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    Banner Map with Simplified Chinese Script

    新巴尔虎左旗

    ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ - the Bichig script shows ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ

    New Barag Left Banner[2] (Mongolianᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤChinese新巴尔虎左旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Mongolia to the south. It is under the administration of Hulunbuir City.

    All above information taken from Wikipedia.

     

    regards

    David

     

    Posted

    Dear DavidS,

     

    Thank you for taking the time to answer, very interesting.

     

    Yours sincerely,

    No one

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