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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gboulton, post: 1000237, member: 27043&quot;]Follow-up:</p><p><br /></p><p>A little quick research suggests that it&#039;s nothing terribly significant or earth-shattering.&nbsp; It is indeed, as suggested above, a Japanese Red Cross &quot;medal&quot;, awarded for membership in that organization.&nbsp; It was &quot;awarded to those who contribute the Society with an annual donation of at least 300 Japanese yen.&quot;&nbsp; If complete, it would be hung on a red ribbon with blue trim, as shown here:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.xavierb.org/japan/medimg/redcrrm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That also explains the lighter spots at the top of mine.&nbsp; (if I&#039;d paid any attention to them in the first place, I wouldn&#039;t have made the embarrassing error in the first post *lol*)</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1888 date on the back does not refer to a mint date, but rather to the year the award was established, that having occurred in June 1888.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably its most &quot;significant&quot; feature is that it is struck in (sterling, according to a couple of sources) silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>More information can be <a href="http://www.xavierb.org/japan/rcrrm.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.xavierb.org/japan/rcrrm.htm" rel="nofollow">found here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Much obliged to all of you folks for helping out.&nbsp; Seems like a nifty piece of history to hang on to....and besides, as lonewulf said...it&#039;s kinda cool, and I like it!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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