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CHINA. Imperial Household Guards Medal, 1936. VERY FINE.
33 mm excluding bale and loop; 18.75 gms. Gilt copper dragon coiled around the periphery of the medal, its head at the center, and silver pearl at the top; Reverse: Three-line inscription "Kangde San Nian Jiu Yue" (The Ninth Month of Year Three of the Kangde Reign), "Zhong Cheng Yong" (Loyal, Honest, Brave) and "Huang Gong Jin Wei" (Imperial Household Guard). A blue/red/yellow/white/black striped watered silk ribbon is also included, but is no longer attached to the medal. Intriguing medal of "Henry" Pu Yi, the last Qing Dynasty Emperor (1906-1967), issued after being declared the Kangde Emperor by the occupying Japanese in 1934. The purpose for these being issued was because Emperor Pu Yi did not trust the occupying Japanese and wanted some sort of military power of his own. He had recruited around 300 young able bodied civilians from Inner Mongolia and Beijing led by a dozen of his former body guards and Imperial decedents as his personal household body guards. As tensions rose a skirmish broke out in June 1937 and the Japanese forced dissolution of the Imperial Household Guards. Consequently this medal was only issued for one year. Cleaned long ago now lightly toned. Areas of gilding have worn off exposing the copper underneath on the dragon. An interesting medal sure to excite the specialist.
Estimate: $500.00- $800.00
33 mm excluding bale and loop; 18.75 gms. Gilt copper dragon coiled around the periphery of the medal, its head at the center, and silver pearl at the top; Reverse: Three-line inscription "Kangde San Nian Jiu Yue" (The Ninth Month of Year Three of the Kangde Reign), "Zhong Cheng Yong" (Loyal, Honest, Brave) and "Huang Gong Jin Wei" (Imperial Household Guard). A blue/red/yellow/white/black striped watered silk ribbon is also included, but is no longer attached to the medal. Intriguing medal of "Henry" Pu Yi, the last Qing Dynasty Emperor (1906-1967), issued after being declared the Kangde Emperor by the occupying Japanese in 1934. The purpose for these being issued was because Emperor Pu Yi did not trust the occupying Japanese and wanted some sort of military power of his own. He had recruited around 300 young able bodied civilians from Inner Mongolia and Beijing led by a dozen of his former body guards and Imperial decedents as his personal household body guards. As tensions rose a skirmish broke out in June 1937 and the Japanese forced dissolution of the Imperial Household Guards. Consequently this medal was only issued for one year. Cleaned long ago now lightly toned. Areas of gilding have worn off exposing the copper underneath on the dragon. An interesting medal sure to excite the specialist.
Estimate: $500.00- $800.00