1918年中国-美国/第一次世界大战服役勋章。 直径：39mm；重量：25.98 克。正面：中华民国国旗【五彩旗--共和国成立时所谓的 五族 ：汉族（红）、满族（黄）、蒙古族（蓝）、回族（白）和藏族（黑色）】，共和国的海军旗和地旗在两面交叉；反面：篆书说明创作理念。边缘：光边。顶部附有滚动扣和环。丝带：五色（黑色、白色、蓝色、黄色和红色垂直带）。第一次世界大战结束后，徐世昌总统向驻北京的盟军代表团成员赠送了一件非常罕见且难得的军事勋章。珐瑯有一些变色和轻微碎裂，但所有细节仍然相当吸引人。与我们 2021 年秋季香港拍卖会（Lot # 21639）中的类似奖牌相比，其总成交价為 12,000 美元。
CHINA. World War I Service Silver Medal, Instituted Year 7 (1918). VERY FINE. Barac-121. Diameter: 39mm; Weight: 25.98 gms. Obverse: Flag of the Republic of China [Five-colored flag -- so called for the five races as seen at the republics inception: Han (red), Manchu (yellow), Mongol (blue), Hui (white), and Tibetan (black)], with the republics naval flag and land flag crossed in saltire to either side; Reverse: Seal scrip legend announcing the creation of the decoration. <em>Edge</em>: Plain. Scrolled clasp and ring attached at the top. <em>Ribbon</em>: Five colored (black, white, blue, yellow, and red vertical bands). A VERY RARE and seldom encountered military decoration presented by President Xu Shichang following the end of World War I to members of the allied delegations based in Beijing. Some discoloration and slight chipping to the enameling is present, but all details still remain quite attractive. Compare to a similar medal in our Fall 2021 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 21639) that realized a total of $12,000.
