Unidentified Medal Or Token | Japanese - Chinese Red Cross Medal

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oldsovereign New Member Indonesia 33 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 01:21 am Hi everybody,after a long absence I have found another piece I can't identify, mainly because the language barrier used on the medal/token Thank's in advance for your assistance and input. Identified - moved to Medals forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 03:25 am Closest I've found on Google is Japanese Red Cross medal but issued in occupied Chuugoku (China). The cross and ribbon are both colourized. https://www.google.co.th/search?q=j...%3B260%3B435 Bit of a contradiction to me. Japanese Red Cross? In occupied Japan? Report this Post to the Staff
oldsovereign New Member Indonesia 33 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 04:42 am Thanks a lot thai-vic,the pictures are indeed identical but I certainly will have to do some further research on that medal but at least I know now where to start. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 10:13 am Quote: Bit of a contradiction to me. Japanese Red Cross? In occupied Japan? In Japanese-occupied China. Japan has had a Red Cross society since it was founded in 1877 and it has always enjoyed the patronage of the Imperial family. An international Red Cross conference was even held in Tokyo in 1934, while Japanese troops were still mopping up after invading Manchuria. During WWI, the Red Cross helped ensure that German POWs captured by the Japanese were treated humanely, but during WWII, the Japanese military prevented them from accessing POW and internment camps. Even so, as with the Nazi-controlled German Red Cross, their legacy was tainted by their close association with a regime that committed war crimes. They were reorganized after the war's end. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 03/06/2015 2:41 pm http://www.imperialjapanmedalsandba...edcross.html Report this Post to the Staff
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