Medals of Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce/農工商部製奖牌

Rural reconstruction of Qing Empire bagan with the inauguration of government agricultural institutions in the 1900s. Until then, there were very few, if any, well-organized institutions weighing in on agrarian reform. In 1903, a new Bureau of Commerce was created under the late Qing regime to develop agriculture and forestry. In 1906, this bureau was changed into the Ministry [Bureau] of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.
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1st class medals.

Silver, size 41mm.
Alledgedly these medals were made by Bermingam Mint.

Obverse

一等 - 1st class

reverse (overlap with the Uyghur text)

農工商部製 - made by Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce

奖牌 - medal


Original document.

Another examples.

 

2nd class medals.

Silver, size 41mm.

Obverse

二等 - 2nd class

reverse

農工商部製 - made by Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce

奖牌 - medal

Same medal.

Interesting loop that was added by cavalier.

 

3rd class medals.
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Silver, size 41mm.

Obverse

三等 - 3rd class

reverse

農工商部製 - made by Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce

奖牌 - medal

 

Fakes.

 

In this case they used the same "base" fake medal that is showed above.
Then polished reverse and deleted wavy peaks from bottom of obverse (i.e. the most obvious features of this fake).
Soldered loop for the ribbon, egraved inscription and covered medal in artificial patina.