Guys, Might as well stay on topic with this badge. Some say reproduction as Cone states that only 250 were produced each year. I have only seen a few 1942s and one 1941. Any and all opinions are appreciated. The pin attachment and maker mark seems period although again, Cone's example shows no maker mark and a different pin attachment on his 1944 example. Thank you all for looking and have a nice weekend. Robert
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I'm not totally sure what I think about these, I probably tend to err on the side of fantasy pieces, but I wouldn't claim it out & out wrong. They are very nice badges. I think as with several other badges it comes down to personal judgement when you have it in your hand.
I do have a copy of a period picture showing a HJ boy wearing a German/Japan friendship badge & it looks nothing like these or the triangle shape one we see. However, we know that the HJ & Japanese youth visited each other a number of times, so different designs were probably made.
As the photograph is not mine I am unable to post it on forum & I would be reluctant to even if it was, as I imagine we'd soon see a flux of them on the market.
Cheers
Don
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Mike Pinkus
i have to agree that i am not 100% on these...sometimes i like them and other times dont....these should be very rare...and any other date than 1942 is....however i am of the mindset that they could be good and that for some reason more were produced of the 1942 version than the other years...perhaps to be given out or sold to the masses to commemorate the event and to provide more of a common tie with the German Allies...( you must remember that in 1942 the biggest victories were not being won by the Germans but by the Japanese and the Third reich leadership were pimping their Asian aryan allies as the best thing since sliced bread to their population)...just a thought,....regardless i would not hold the 1942 dated pins as something rare or even remotely in the same value camp as other dates....
mike
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John, Mike, and Don I too feel this fantasy. I have only seen one other piece of a diferent year and it was flat and not concave as well as having no maker mark and a diferent pin attachment setup. Combined with the fact that 1942s are around alot and noother years and when you look at the lettering on this one comared to Cone's example you will see a huge diference in space between Tagung and Tirol. Into the cigar box it goes. Thanks again. Have a nice weekend. Robert
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The correct German way to write this with the abbreviations used would be:
4. DEUTSCH-JAPAN. AKAD. TAGUNG
on the badge it is written like this:
4.DEUTSCH JAPAN.AKAD TAGUNG
The important things are the missing hyphen between DEUTSCH and JAPAN., which is absolutely necessary. Also the full stop after AKAD., short for AKADEMISCHE is absolutely necessary.Cheers, Frank
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Originally posted by Frank HeukemesThe correct German way to write this with the abbreviations used would be:
4. DEUTSCH-JAPAN. AKAD. TAGUNG
on the badge it is written like this:
4.DEUTSCH JAPAN.AKAD TAGUNG
The important things are the missing hyphen between DEUTSCH and JAPAN., which is absolutely necessary. Also the full stop after AKAD., short for AKADEMISCHE is absolutely necessary.
Thanks for clearing this up, I think this is the final nail in this badges coffin . When German isn't our first language, these Grammatical errors go unseen.
Cheers
Don
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Originally posted by Frank HeukemesThe correct German way to write this with the abbreviations used would be:
4. DEUTSCH-JAPAN. AKAD. TAGUNG
on the badge it is written like this:
4.DEUTSCH JAPAN.AKAD TAGUNG
The important things are the missing hyphen between DEUTSCH and JAPAN., which is absolutely necessary. Also the full stop after AKAD., short for AKADEMISCHE is absolutely necessary.
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