JAPANESE WW II PORCELAIN MEDAL.
Porcelain Medal Of Victory Of Japan In Singapore.
Rarity: RRRR
The Germans produced a porcelain medal to commemorate the Japanese victory in Singapore. It is 5 cm. in diameter and 0.5cm. thick.
The obverse has an embossed circumscription in German - "EINNAHME VON SINGAPORE . 11 FEBRUARY 1942" [(The) Capture of Singapore . 11 February 1942], with a circular emblem, featuring the left profile of a lion standing beneath a coconut tree, spanning an area of 2.5 cm. in diameter.
On its reverse, the circumscription "GROSSOSTASIEN VON FREMDHERRCHAFT BEFREIT" (Greater East Asia Freed of Foreign Dominion), is symbolized by a wreath encircling a Japanese battle ensign.
The porcelain medals come in white and terracotta, and each colour-type varies:
(1) terracotta (reddish-brown) porcelain on both obverse and reverse.
(2) terracotta porcelain with green wreath and rim on reverse.
(3) white porcelain on both obverse and reverse.
(4) white porcelain with green wreath and rim on reverse.
(5) white porcelain with reddish-brown 'lion/coconut tree' on obverse.
Source:Collection Of Wong Hon Sum.
Rarity: RRRR
The Germans produced a porcelain medal to commemorate the Japanese victory in Singapore. It is 5 cm. in diameter and 0.5cm. thick.
The obverse has an embossed circumscription in German - "EINNAHME VON SINGAPORE . 11 FEBRUARY 1942" [(The) Capture of Singapore . 11 February 1942], with a circular emblem, featuring the left profile of a lion standing beneath a coconut tree, spanning an area of 2.5 cm. in diameter.
On its reverse, the circumscription "GROSSOSTASIEN VON FREMDHERRCHAFT BEFREIT" (Greater East Asia Freed of Foreign Dominion), is symbolized by a wreath encircling a Japanese battle ensign.
The porcelain medals come in white and terracotta, and each colour-type varies:
(1) terracotta (reddish-brown) porcelain on both obverse and reverse.
(2) terracotta porcelain with green wreath and rim on reverse.
(3) white porcelain on both obverse and reverse.
(4) white porcelain with green wreath and rim on reverse.
(5) white porcelain with reddish-brown 'lion/coconut tree' on obverse.
Source:Collection Of Wong Hon Sum.
I have a Medal of Victory of Japan in Singapore BUT my piece is METAL NOT PORCELAIN .Can anybody shed some lights on this piece please ?.The dimension is the same as in catalog.
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