Unknown asian language on medal

[Guillaume]

Hello all!

Someone I know would like to find a translation of the writings on a medal.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v691/Guillaume67/medal.jpg
He thinks it's Japanese... but hasn't found anything on the web.

Thanks for the help.

[NewWorld]

Looks like old style chinese to me...

[Guillaume]

Exactly what I thought but since I only went to a couple of lessons at Uni, I couldn't say for sure.

[Desmonthes]

It's an old Chinese writing.

[Dark Steno]

:D Guillaume, I asked my friend but he cant translate them since theyre old characters. -_-

[Guillaume]

Wait a minute.

Masky? :confused:

[xcomp]

Old Chinese indeed. From what I can make out of this, it says

[Dark Steno]

Wait a minute.

Masky? :confused:
Yes, it's me. :D

[gaot]

this is old chinese characters combined with japanese```
can't identify at all except for a few words that make no sense, though a chinese i am```
we use these old characters sometimes, but there're so many different types of old kanji that i always fail to recognize them

[xcomp]

this is old chinese characters combined with japanese```
can't identify at all except for a few words that make no sense, though a chinese i am``` 應該寫著『中華記念, 松本 繽, 在鄉軍人會』 （松本 繽是日本人名）。
「在鄉軍人會」是指在1931年日軍所組成的軍隊。
我想相片的應該是大約1931年時所分配的紀念章。
在這個網頁 (http://politics.people.com.cn/BIG5/1026/3553525.html)可看到有關在河北發現的。

[gaot]

interesting piece of history
那个网页说，纪念章属于满洲国，但既然那个字是

[xcomp]

哈哈，我不知道但我之前的確找到幾個綱頁有關日軍在大約1931年組成的「在鄉軍人會」所以應 該沒錯 :p 那綱頁說當時日軍用大量金錢收買朝鮮人來謀殺中國人，後來好像做成「萬寶山事件」。

[Bodom Vs Perfume]

dark steno's pic is so freaking hot