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Shobido workshop mark 美 on Golden Kite orders.
7th class order of Golden Kite with mark 美.
Kite geometry.
Mark 美.
Original case.
7th class order of golden kite marked 美
7th class order of golden kite with mark 美
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japaneseorder of golden kite marked 美
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order of golden kite with mark 美
orders of golden kite with mark 美
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shobido workshop
功七級金鵄勲章
金鵄勲章
7th class order of the golden kite with mark ナ
japanese awards and decorations
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orders of golden kite marked ナ
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Classical 7th class Golden Kite order marked with ヒ.
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orders of golden kite with mark ヒ
orders of the golden kite marked ヒ
功七級金鵄勲章
功六級金鵄勲章
金鵄勲章
japanese awards and decorations
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order of sacred treasure made by shobido workshop
order of sacred treasure marked 美
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order of sacred treasure with mark 美
shobido workshop
Classical WW1/Siberia Intervention awarding.
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Issued on November 1, 1920 to
呵部元信 - Kabu Motonobu
7th class rising sun order awarded in 1920
7th class rising sun ordermarked 美
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rising sun ordermarked 美
shobido workshop
Many Japanese orders of Rising Sun and Sacred Treasure from 1900-1929 time period bear this mark.
This is kanji
美 - Beauty (reads as bi)
Derived from 尚美堂- Shobidō (Shōbitō) jewelry firm that was founded in 1900 at Yodoyabashi, central of Osaka City by Eikichiro Eto. Workshop specialized...
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shobido workshop
As for today the exact owner of this mark remains unknown.
Presumably mark could be used by Nakata workshop.
ナ reads Na. Na for Nakata? At the present time, there is no empirical support for this hypothesis.
Manufacturer was active during first quarter of the twentieth century.
4th class...
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Rare marked posthumous set that was issued to the 24th Prime...
count katō takaaki awards
japanese medal marked ヒ
japaneseordermarked with ヒ
japaneseordermarked ひ
markedjapaneseorderorder of the chrysanthemum
order of the chrysanthemum marked ヒ
prime minister of japan count katō takaaki
supreme order of the chrysanthemum
大勲位菊花章
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Full set with outer case.
grand cordon of the order of the paulownia flowers
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markヒ
order of the paulownia flowers
order of the paulownia flowers marked ヒ
旭日桐花大綬章
桐花章
Very useful group of award for the same person.
4th class Sacred Treasure issued on August 16, 1932
The order is marked with 幣
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3rd rising sun awarded in 1934
3rd rising sun order
4th class sacred treasure
4th class sacred treasure marked 幣
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sacred treasure ordermarked 幣
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8th class.
Case.
Another example.
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旭日章
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japanese mint mark
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mark 幣
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sacred treasure ordermarked 幣
sacred treasure order with mark 幣
Only sacred treasures orders were found with this mark to date.
幣 reads as nusa (kan) or hei (kan-on).
Translates as money; coins; currency.
Most likely from
造幣局 - Zōheikyoku/Mint
造 - make
幣 - money
局 - bureau
The empirically proven time period when orders with this mark was awarded is...
Very rare mark. 7th class from personal collection.
Kana ひ reads exactly as ヒ
Hi
Only in hiragana it is written as ひ and in katakana as ヒ.
Derived from the kanji 比.
Are these two hallmarks related? Have they been used by the same manufacturer?
So far there is no answer to these...
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勲六等旭日章
勳七等旭日章
旭日章
Mark N could be found on Sacred Treasure Orders, Showa-28 and Honor medals.
N stands for Nippon / 日本
In turn 日本 stands for
日本勲章製作株式会社
日本 - Japan
勲章 - Medal
製作 - Manufacturing
株式会社 - Corporation
Japan Medal Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was established on October 17, 1928.
The registered...
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showa enthronement medal marked n
Japan Mint started to use these marks in 1979.
The following (constantly updated) table includes all currently known time coordinates for these marks.
AC - June 28, 1979
AB - November 28, 1979
BA - February 27, 1980
AJ - April 26, 1980
AL - April 29, 1980
AL - May 28, 1980
BC - May 28...
dark blue ribbon medal of honor
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