UNKNOWN TABLE MEDALS

[Gordon Craig]

Gentlemen,

These two medals surfaced at my clubs weekly gathering for lunch.  I would like a translation of the characters on the front and back of each medal and if that does not indicate what they are for any other information that you can provide about them.  My thanks in advance.

Regards,

Gordon

[No one]

Dear Gordon Craig,

 

This is a set of two Japanese table medals: "China Incident Commemorative Medals (1937)".

 

 

 

 

I'll give later the names of the Chinese places along the Great Wall.

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

Edited October 5 by No one

[Gordon Craig]

No One,

Thanks for the great explanation.  They will go well with my China Incident medals.

Regards,

Gordon

[No one]

Dear Gordon Craig,

 

The names on the map:

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

Here is a map of the incident published by the "Osaka Mainichi Shimbun".

 

A,B,C,D,E in blue circles.

F, in pink, there are three options available.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

 

Edited October 5 by No one

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

I think it's Tsangchow (Cangzhou) :

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

[Gordon Craig]

No One,

Thanks for the additional information.  In my understanding the "Chinese Incident" takes place at the Langou Bridge (also know in English as the Marco Polo Bridge because he mentioned it in his travels) close to Beijing.  The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident^[a] or the July 7 incident,^[b] was a battle during July 1937 in the district of Beijing between the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial Japanese Army. From WIKI.

Do you know when these medals were made?

Regards,

Gordon  

[No one]

Dear Gordon,

 

The China Incident was one of the names given by Japan at the time for the Second Sino-Japanese War.

 

Japan used the term 'incident' because neither country had officially declared war.

 

The Chinese name is "War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression". 

 

The Marco Polo Bridge incident on the July 7 is what started it.

 

Second Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

 

 

[Gordon Craig]

No One,

Good to see that we agree.  Thanks for all of your help with my two table medals.

Regards,

Gordon

[No one]

Dear Gordon Craig,

 

"Do you know when these medals were made?"

 

I think second half of 1937 or early 1938.

 

There is this special set, dated 1938, to commemorate the "National Foundation Day":

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

[Gordon Craig]

No one,

Thanks.

Regards,

Gordon