Need opinions on this Meissen Medal about the conquering of Singapore

[ibrahim ahmad]

Dear all,

I just bought this from Detlev, its a Meissen medal about the conquering of Singapore. But something about it puzzles me....

1) The actual date for the surrender of Singapore is 15 Feb 1942, so obviously the date is wrong. Are these type of error common??

2) In the German language,shouldnt it be written as Singapur instead of Singapore??

3) Why was it created for in the first place, whats the purpose of these Meissen medals anyway??

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

Cheers,
Ibrahim,
Singapore.

PS:- Many thanks to Frank Heukemes for the translation!

[torstenbel]

believe it or not, but I just came back from Singapore this morning...was only there for two nights this week but will probably have to go back again in October...anyhow, re the medal I have not seen it before and yes of course you are right in that it should be spelled Singapur in German and I have no idea why Meissen would have used the English spelling? Could you show a close up of the Meissen swords? I have a friend in Germany, who is an absolute Meissen expert and he may know more about this medal...Cheers, Torsten.

[ibrahim ahmad]

believe it or not, but I just came back from Singapore this morning...was only there for two nights this week but will probably have to go back again in October...anyhow, re the medal I have not seen it before and yes of course you are right in that it should be spelled Singapur in German and I have no idea why Meissen would have used the English spelling? Could you show a close up of the Meissen swords? I have a friend in Germany, who is an absolute Meissen expert and he may know more about this medal...Cheers, Torsten.

Sure , but it will take at least a week or so cause i just bought it from Detlev a couple of hours ago.

Cheers,
Ibrahim,
Singapore.