March 27, 20233 yr #26 中華民國國防部製贈 is Republic of China, Ministry of Defense, gifted. Mainland period medals and a few very early Taiwan medals had names of the manufacturer stamped or engraved in the medal die in very small font. Not all had markings though. The 1970s-80s issue came in three different boxes. I believe the foil covered paper box was the first issue. I am not sure what came next, but the other two are a thin rectangular plastic box and a nice grey colored display medal box. All three have a small sticker placed that showed the serial number of the medal. I don't know if records can be obtained of who were awarded the medals, but it seems that a note was written and addressed by the Ambassador of China (up to 1979) to each of those requesting a medal.
March 27, 20233 yr #27 11 hours ago, hc8604 said: 中華民國國防部製贈 is Republic of China, Ministry of Defense, gifted. Thanks for that, it took a second to remember Chinese is written right to left and this is printed on the back but in the opposite direction :)
April 5Apr 5 #28 Bringing this back up. I have applied for this medal posthumously for my grandfather and he has been accepted. I emailed the consulate in Washington DC (The Chicago one was very unhelpful, they referred me to a Taiwanese Ministry of Defense public opinion web form). I will post pictures of the medal here when I receive it on his behalf. I am assuming nothing came from an official list of these; I will try to ask about it when the medal arrives and I write a thank-you response to the person who is helping me at the consulate.
April 24Apr 24 #29 Hi King Corn Chip Who in DC did you write to to have the medal reissued? I'm trying to do the same for my father. This medal was listed on his discharge paper. Can you share info/address please? I have written to the Taiwan Consulate in Los Angeles but no response.
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