Dirk Posted September 30, 2020 Share #51 Posted September 30, 2020 To continue to honor Bob's thread, here are close ups of the medal. Note the seam running around the rim of the planchett. This is similar to how a Soochow is constructed, so probably indicating they were created and assembled by the same source. Given the crudeness of these spoof medals I am not inclined to think an established jeweler like Tuck Chang created them. But were probably commissioned by a far small operation. Another a comparison to the Soochow, with the Hangchow. The Hangchow being above the Soochow. And some close up details of the front and reverse. Again a big thanks to Bob for being the one who introduced this medal to many of us on the forum. His legacy continues..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted October 1, 2020 Share #52 Posted October 1, 2020 Couldn't have found a better caretaker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted October 1, 2020 Share #53 Posted October 1, 2020 Thanks Brig! The GCM is amazing as well....now I now why Bob liked this group so much. Even the numbered Yangtze was verified in the Marine's records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted October 1, 2020 Share #54 Posted October 1, 2020 Dirk, Brig said it all......what a gorgeous and rare collection. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted October 1, 2020 Share #55 Posted October 1, 2020 Kevin thank you as well! Gives us a good opportunity to compare it side by side with the Soochow medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted October 15, 2020 Share #56 Posted October 15, 2020 Ran through a portion of the collection and found these two images taken during one of the houseboat expeditions. The reality was participants were not always transported on wind driven junks, but rowed covered barges. The 1st shot shows a sight recorded from one of the houseboats of what appears to be occidental women swimming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted October 16, 2020 Share #57 Posted October 16, 2020 Certainly wouldn't dip my feet in the drink these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYONSJ9 Posted October 16, 2020 Share #58 Posted October 16, 2020 Fantastic grouping!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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