Medal - First Flight from Japan to Europe
Features
| Location |
Japan
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Taishō (1912-1926)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Event medals |
| Year | 14 (1925) |
| Calendar | Japanese - Taishō era |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 128.8 g |
| Diameter | 60 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 579787 |
| References | PCGS# 980776 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Obverse
Breguet aircraft flying left, clouds and sunrise in the background, sea below
Script: Chinese (traditional, seal script)
Engraver: Shōkichi Hata (畑正吉)
Reverse
Map of flight path and 1925 date, lyrics of welcome song below in Japanese script, legends above and below in English
Script: Chinese (traditional, seal script)
Engraver: Kumagai Masajiro
Edge
Osaka mintmark
Mint
Japan Mint (独立行政法人造幣局 / Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Zōheikyoku), JapanComments
Stacks: In 1925 the Japanese newspaper company Asahi Shimbun purchased two Breguet airplanes (named Hatsukaze [First wind] and Kochikaze [East wind]) and sponsored a flight from Tokyo to the major capitals of Europe. The crews and their crafts left Tokyo on 25 July 1925, arriving in Paris on 27 September, followed by London, Brussels, and finally Rome on 27 October. The event even spawned a children's board game.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 14 (1925) | 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Stacks Bowers September 2023 Collector's Choice (World) Online Auction Lot 75418 
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12 Sep 2023 | UNC |
USD 360.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Stacks Bowers | |||||
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iNumis May 2014 Auction Lot 435
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6 May 2014 | AU |
USD 691.38
(EUR 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © iNumis | |||||
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