When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Republic of China China War Memorial Medal presented in its fitted case with full-size ribbon and separate ribbon bar.
The medal features a portrait of Chiang Kai-shek, the Republic of China emblem, and architectural scenes. The reverse is marked with Chinese characters and individually numbered:
NO. A15764
The case lid bears gold Chinese lettering. The set includes the medal, suspension ribbon, ribbon device, separate ribbon bar, and fitted presentation case.
The medal comes from the estate of a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War Purple Heart Veteran. He was also deployed at the embassy in Moscow during the Cold War and also in France and Asia embassies at other times. He then went on to become a CIA special operative and then DOD Firearms Instructor. He was also an avid collector of high-end sports memorabilia, coins, firearms, and militaria. One of his genuine, original CIA business cards will be included unobscured with purchase for provenance purposes. This estate had been unentered and undisturbed since 2005.
No documentation identifying the original medal recipient was found with the set
Condition is shown in the photographs
Serial number: A15764 on Matching Case and Medal
No cleaning or restoration has been performed