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Chinese medallion tentatively identfied

Chinese medallion tentatively identfied
Sat, 9 Feb 2008 13:33:29 -0500
With the help of several great numismatists and interested collectors who
read Chinese, the medallion has been partially identified.
Obverse: Jiang Jieshi aka Jiang Zhongzheng who we Americans know as
Chiangkai-Shek.  He was the KMT Generalissimo who fought with us after Pearl
Harbor until the Japanese surrendered.
The edge marking "Made in China" probably means that the item was
manufactured in "Old China" to be sent to America as the law at that
time
required all items from China to be so marked.
The Incused initials WASC tentative have been identified as "Whampoa
Academy
South China" The West Point of China which with the help of the Soviets
was
established in 1920's to train Officers by Jiang.
The legend reads "Jiang" for the Generalissimo and to the right
"Allied
Victory"  The reverse seems to be a pattern.  The images of lions outlined
left and right on both sides, were somewhat like the 'lions' on a contempary
picture with the inscription "Chinese Republic For Ever" and pictures
of
General Yuan Shih-kai and Dr. Sun Yat-sen President of the Republic, with
two Chinese flags in the background.
Please accept my apologies to all of you who are tired of my research on
this medallion.  My guess is that it was presented to some Americans who
gave money to his cause as the Nationalists left China for Taiwan between
1945-49.
To any who not seen the scan of the madallion see www.dewardt.net/uno.html
and if you are wondering about me click the "HOME" button on the same
page
and read how I was a "Child of the Depression".
Thanks, again to all
TheDimeMan
The picture from a poster is attached.
A poster that commemorates the the permanent President of the Republic of
China Yuan Shikai  and the provisional President of the Republic Sun
Yat-sen. "Chinese Republic forever" is a unconventional English
translation
of "Long Live the Republic of China."
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