康德三年九月皇宫近卫纪念章。直径33毫米，不含挂环，重18.75克。龙纹铜质镀金，盘于章面，上方为银宝珠。背面三行铭文"康德三年九月"、"忠诚勇"、"皇宫近卫"。含代表五个民族的伪满洲五色丝带，已脱落不与挂环相连。1934年，日军挟末代皇帝溥仪在东北建立伪满洲国。对日本的不信任，使溥仪决心建立自己的武装力量。他带来十多名保镖和皇族子弟作为班底，又在内蒙古和北京招募身强力壮的青年三百馀名，组成"皇宫近卫队"。1937年6月，部分皇宫近卫队成员与日关东军产生殴斗衝突，史称"护军事件"，导致日本方面强行解散、改编了皇宫近卫队。此章发行于康德三年，即1936年，至皇宫近卫队解散，发行仅一年。老洗，现已重新轻微包浆。龙身镀金已有剥落，露出铜色。饶有趣味的一枚。
CHINA. Imperial Household Guards Medal, 1936. VERY FINE。33 mm excluding bale and loop; 18.75 gms. Gilt copper dragon coiled around the periphery of the medal, its head at the center, and silver pearl at the top; Reverse: Three-line inscription "Kangde San Nian Jiu Yue" (The Ninth Month of Year Three of the Kangde Reign), "Zhong Cheng Yong" (Loyal, Honest, Brave) and "Huang Gong Jin Wei" (Imperial Household Guard). A blue/red/yellow/white/black striped watered silk ribbon is also included, but is no longer attached to the medal. Intriguing medal of "Henry" Pu Yi, the last Qing Dynasty Emperor (1906-1967), issued after being declared the Kangde Emperor by the occupying Japanese in 1934. The purpose for these being issued was because Emperor Pu Yi did not trust the occupying Japanese and wanted some sort of military power of his own. He had recruited around 300 young able bodied civilians from Inner Mongolia and Beijing led by a dozen of his former body guards and Imperial decedents as his personal household body guards. As tensions rose a skirmish broke out in June 1937 and the Japanese forced dissolution of the Imperial Household Guards. Consequently this medal was only issued for one year. Cleaned long ago now lightly toned. Areas of gilding have worn off exposing the copper underneath on the dragon. An interesting medal sure to excite the specialist。
