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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 834397, member: 4703&quot;]It&#039;s a Japanese medal celebrating the 1922 formal assumption by Crown Prince Hirohito (later the Showa Emperor) of Regency over his ailing father, the Taisho Emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the characters are unclear or archaic forms, but the side without the bird at the top has the Taisho date, Year 11, across the bottom and the side panels on the other side each say &quot;Banzai&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps one of our more skilful readers of Kanji can provide a full translation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Value?&nbsp; What a student of Japanese history might be willing to pay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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