manchukuo awards and decorations

Issued on May 9, 1934 to 陸軍步兵上等兵田中文雄 -[Imperial Japanese] Army Private First Class Fumio Tanaka 8th class Auspicious Clouds order document No. 930. Details. Watermarks.

Size 25 mm. Obverse Manchukuo flag 紀念 - Commemorative reverse 興京縣 - Xingjing County /currently known as Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County /新賓滿族自治縣; ᠰᡳᠨᠪᡳᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ/ or simply Xinbin County is one of the three counties under the administration of the prefecture-level city...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/captured-kites-allied-soldiers-bringbacks.11884 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/captured-rising-suns-allied-soldiers-bringbacks.26382/. Robbie Ashlock who worked for several years on the occupation force of General Douglas MacArthur departed from...

Classical posthumous group of awards for the Manchurian Incident /see also https://asiamedals.info/threads/7th-class-golden-kite-and-8th-class-rising-sun-orders-marked-m-awarded-in-1932-for-the-manchurian-incident.25467/ /. All awards are issued to the 陸軍一等軍醫 - Army Doctor 1st Class /that is...

Very unusual combination of awards. 3rd class Auspicious clouds and 4th class Sacred Treasure order. "Foundation", "Enthronement", "1935 Visit" and Japanese Red Cross Society Special Member's Medal.

南満州鉄道株式會社 - South Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. 總裁 - President 松岡洋右 - Yosuke Matsuoka /President of the South Manchuria Railway Company/ 昭和十二年十二月 - December 1937 Cups were manufactured in pure silver by Mori Yoko workshop in Mukden...

Almost certainly 1934 posthumous awarding. Whereabouts of insignias is unknown https://asiamedals.info/threads/1st-class-saint-anne-order-for-non-christians-of-admiral-togo-heihachiro.27736/ Width approx. 133 mm. Length approx. 253 mm. Height approx. 79 mm. Weight approx. 739.1 g.

Obverse 銃剣術優勝牌 - Juukenjutsu [bayonet drill] Championship Badge 撫順分會 - Fushun /Liaoning province in 1932–45 was part of the Manchukuo/ Branch of Association Obviously badge was designed after Japanese Army swordsmanship proficiency badge.

See also documents for his Rising Sun orders https://asiamedals.info/threads/1st-and-3rd-class-rising-sun-order-documents-of-lieutenant-general-takeji-nara.27572/ and 2nd class Striped Tiger order...

Order of the Illustrious Dragon, a.k.a. Order of the Dragon Ray or Order of the Dragon Light /龍光大綬章; Lóng guāngdà shòuzhāng/ was estabished by Imperial Edict No. 1 of March 1, 1934 (and described in Imperial Decree No. 27 on April 19, 1934) together with Grand Order of the Orchid Blossom...

Shih Kalgan (施嘉干; 1896-1975) is considered one of the most prominent Chinese coin collector of the 20th century. He was born in Wu County, Kiangsu Province. He traveled to the United States to study at an early age and began collecting Chinese and foreign coins. On his return to China, Shih...

Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 115 (including suspension) x 69.75 mm. Weight 62.8 g. Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 89.6 x 89.45 mm. Weight 80.9 g. 勲功位章 - Order of Merit

Silver, gilt, enamel. Width 70 mm.

Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 117 (including suspension) x 75 mm. Same badge under different light.

Silver, gilt, enamel. Size 88 mm. 勲功位章 - Order of Merit Reverse of the pin marked M https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-m-on-japanese-orders-and-medals-who-and-when.14818/

Romania recognized Manchukuo on December 1, 1940. At the end of February 1941 Emperor Puyi was awarded with Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Carol I. In turn Michael I of Romania was awarded with Order of the Orchid Blossom. Collection of National History Museum of Romania, Bucharest...

Grand Order of the Orchid Blossom [Grand Order of Orchid Flowers] /Ta Hsun Wei Lan Hua Chang or Dà Xūn Wèi Lánhuā Zhāng/ was established (together with orders of Illustrious Dragon and order of Auspicious Clouds) by Imperial Decree No. 7 on March 1, 1934 and described by Imperial Decree No. 27...

Lacquered case dimensions 130 x 250 x 70 mm. Original lacquered cased stored in privately commissioned kiri case made by Kinto lacquerware shop https://asiamedals.info/threads/marks-and-labels-of-manufacturers-of-japanese-sake-cups-sakazuki.25385/#post-354359. Badge. Silver, gilt...

Reverse 安達縣 - Anda Prefecture Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Obverse Emblem of the Hsinking Shikishima Women’s High School reverse 新京敷島 - Hsinking /capital of the Manchukuo; renamed from Changchun by the Japanese) Shikishima 高等女学校 - Girls’s High School Mark 純銀 - pure silver. Case. Label of Hattori workshop.