Database of Original Japanese Ribbon Bars

Officially established on September 17, 1918 by Cabinet Official Notice No 4.



Original name

略綬/ Ryakuju/ lit. "Abbreviated Ribbon".

Ribbon color, width and length.

• 綬色: 本綬に同じ。
• 綬幅: 本綬に同じ。但し、無綬又は大綬の勲章の場合は功三級勲三等の綬幅に同じ。
• 綬長: 曲尺三分

 

Very rare early ribbon bar from my personal collection.

Note the way the ribbons are fixed to the base.

 

Another example of such rare early ribbon bar construction.

Medals Bars of Boxer Rebellion Suppression Veterans

Interesting construction of the medal hanger. Sacred treasure with "pink" ribbon.

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Two ribbon bars of the same cavalier.

 

 

 

 

 

Rare combination.







In the first place Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.



In the second (direct violation of rules of wearing) dark-blue ribbon medal of honor.

 

Another medal bar with italian order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
French Legion is standing right after italian order.
Penultimate ribbon is a 1909 Imperial Korean Emperor Yung Hi Tour Medal.

Original case.

 

Another medal bar with Saints Maurice and Lazarus order.
The color of the ribbon is quite eccentric.

 

Unique combination of ribbons (and again we see ribbon of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Order).

French Legion, Italian Maurice and Lazarus,

Belgium Order of the Crown, Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau and the last one (again the colors are quite eccentric) Vatican Order of St. Gregory the Great.

5 out of 8 ribbons are foreign orders.

The actual orders that was awarded to the cavalier of this medal bar.

 

Simple one.

 

Together with the later ribbon bar of the same cavalier.

 

How do you like the color of "earthquake"



Turquoise instead of the standard green.

 

Similar situation with Korea Annexation Commemorative Medal.





Instead of standard ribbon



we see something pinkish.

 

Medal bar with French Legion (it ribbon stands before golden kite - direct violations of rules of wearing) and same pinkish Annexation.

 

The begining.





Manchukuo Red Cross Medal is added.





After war changes: Commander Degree of the Legion of Merit Medal is added instead of Manchukuo Red Cross Medal.




The final chord.





Full career.

 

The beginning.





Intermediate results.





The crowning achievement.

 

Simple but nice.
No WW1 Victory medal for this veteran.