COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL SELECTIONS FROM BALDWIN'S

Emperor Showa, Western Tour Medal

Japan, Emperor Showa [Hirohito], (1926-1989), as Crown Prince, Copper Medal, 1921, commemorating his western tour, ¾-facing bust, rev warship flanked by two doves, 60mm, in original case of issue.

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www.baldwin.co.uk/emperor-showa-western-tour.html

Battle of the Taku Forts Medal, 1900

China, Qing Dynasty / Germany, Boxer Rebellion, Battle of the Taku Forts, 1900, Silver Medal by Oertel (Berlin), starboard view of the German gunboat SMS Iltis, rev birds eye panorama of the mouth of the Haihe River with the forts, fortifications and ships depicted and named, BOMBARDEMENT DER TAKU FORTS 1900, 34.5mm (MH 421; Marienb 7172). Good very fine.

SMS Iltis, the second ship of that name on the China station, was 880 tons, 1300 hp and carried eight 3.4in guns. Built in Gdansk and launched in August 1898, she came into service 1 December 1898. Her Commander, Lieutenant Wilhelm Andreas Jacob Emil Lans (1861-1947), was wounded in the action. The Siege of the Legations commenced on the 20 June 1900, three days after this action. Following the outbreak of World War I, SMS Iltis was scuttled in Kiau Chau. Taku, now Tanggu, is now a suburb of Tianjin and the location of the catastrophic warehouse explosion of August 2015, scenes of which were reported worldwide.

To read the complete item description, see:
Battle of the Taku Forts, 1900 (www.baldwin.co.uk/battle-of-the-taku-forts-1900.html)

Chinese Products Exhibition Medal, 1928

Republic of China, Chinese Products Exhibition Special Prize, ND (1928), Silver Medal, traditional Chinese building with hammer and square, abacus and scales inside, rev sun over rudimentary globe and map of China, 31mm, 6.8g

To read the complete item description, see:
Chinese Products Exhibition, 1928 (www.baldwin.co.uk/chinese-products-exhibition-1928.html)

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