III. Medal Clasps and Bars
Note: Brass campaign clasps were authorized for private purchase with the German medal. The (A) indicates an Army clasp and (N) indicates a Navy, Marine Infantry or Sea Battalion clasp. The PEKING clasp was only authorized for the members of the III Sea Battalion who served under Lieutenant Graf von Soden at the siege of the foreign legations in Peking. The TAKU clasp was authorized for the crews of the German naval ships (including SMS Iltis, SMS Hertha, SMS Hansa and SMS Gefion), which took part in the bombardment and successful storming of the Taku Forts.
No other claps was awarded along with PEKING. The following combinations are possible: (1) TAKU and TIENTSIN; (2) SEYMOUR EXPEDITION and TIENTSIN; (3) TIENTSIN and KAUMI and (4) LIANG-HSIANG-HSIEN and TSEKINGKWAN.
Official German Clasp: TAKU
Unofficial German clasps include: CHOU-CHO-NANG, CHOUCHONANG, CHOUCHOUANG, CHOU-CHOU-ANG, KUAN-TSCHANG, KIAN-TSCHANG, JUANT-SCHANG. NANKUANTO, NAH-HUNG-MEN, NAN-HUNG-MEN, NANG-HU-MEN, NAN-KUAN-TO, NANKUANTO, PEITANG FORTS (spelling – no hyphen), TONGKU, TSCHANG-TSCHONGLING, TSCHONGLING, TSHUANG and TSUHANG-TSCHONGLING. There is a great variety of manufacture differences among the various clasps:
Official Clasps: HOPHU, TIENTSIN, SEYMOUR-EXPEDITION and KAUMI
Official Clasp: PEKING
Official Bars TSEKINGKWAN and LAING-HSIANG-HSIEN
Official Clasps: FOUPHING, KALGAN and TSEKINGKWAN
Fakes abound, but in a manner, all these bars are “copies” since none were officially manufactured by a central source. The issue then comes down to “period manufactured” bars versus “contemporary made” bars. As one reputable dealer put it, contemporary bars are often added to period made medals to increase the underlying value of the medal itself.
Unofficial and Privately Made Examples
Two examples OF UNOFFICIAL BARS. The Ostasiatisches Expeditions Korps was a volunteer brigade under Generalleutnant Emil von Lessel sent from Germany in 1900.
| OFFICIAL MEDAL CLASPS | ||||
| British | French | German | Italian | |
| TAKU FORTS | 1900 CHINE 1901 | FAUPING (A) | CINA 1900-1901 | |
| - | - | FOUPHING (A) | - | |
| DEFENCE OF LEGATIONS | - | HOPHU (A) | - | |
| RELIEF OF PEKIN | - | HUOLU (A) | - | |
| - | - | KALGAN (A) | - | |
| - | - | KAUMI (N) | - | |
| - | - | KITCHOU (A) | - | |
| - | - | KITSCHOU (A) | - | |
| - | - | LIANG-HSIANG-HSIEN (N) | - | |
| - | - | LIANG-SIANG-SHIEN (N) | - | |
| - | - | PEITANG-FORTS (A) | - | |
| - | - | PEKING (N) | - | |
| - | - | SEYMOUR-EXPEDITION (N) | - | |
| - | - | TAKU (N) | - | |
| - | - | TIENTSIN (N) | - | |
| - | - | TSEKINGKWAN (A) | - | |
Note: Brass campaign clasps were authorized for private purchase with the German medal. The (A) indicates an Army clasp and (N) indicates a Navy, Marine Infantry or Sea Battalion clasp. The PEKING clasp was only authorized for the members of the III Sea Battalion who served under Lieutenant Graf von Soden at the siege of the foreign legations in Peking. The TAKU clasp was authorized for the crews of the German naval ships (including SMS Iltis, SMS Hertha, SMS Hansa and SMS Gefion), which took part in the bombardment and successful storming of the Taku Forts.
No other claps was awarded along with PEKING. The following combinations are possible: (1) TAKU and TIENTSIN; (2) SEYMOUR EXPEDITION and TIENTSIN; (3) TIENTSIN and KAUMI and (4) LIANG-HSIANG-HSIEN and TSEKINGKWAN.
Official German Clasp: TAKU
Unofficial German clasps include: CHOU-CHO-NANG, CHOUCHONANG, CHOUCHOUANG, CHOU-CHOU-ANG, KUAN-TSCHANG, KIAN-TSCHANG, JUANT-SCHANG. NANKUANTO, NAH-HUNG-MEN, NAN-HUNG-MEN, NANG-HU-MEN, NAN-KUAN-TO, NANKUANTO, PEITANG FORTS (spelling – no hyphen), TONGKU, TSCHANG-TSCHONGLING, TSCHONGLING, TSHUANG and TSUHANG-TSCHONGLING. There is a great variety of manufacture differences among the various clasps:
Official Clasps: HOPHU, TIENTSIN, SEYMOUR-EXPEDITION and KAUMI
Official Clasp: PEKING
Official Bars TSEKINGKWAN and LAING-HSIANG-HSIEN
Official Clasps: FOUPHING, KALGAN and TSEKINGKWAN
Fakes abound, but in a manner, all these bars are “copies” since none were officially manufactured by a central source. The issue then comes down to “period manufactured” bars versus “contemporary made” bars. As one reputable dealer put it, contemporary bars are often added to period made medals to increase the underlying value of the medal itself.
Unofficial and Privately Made Examples
Two examples OF UNOFFICIAL BARS. The Ostasiatisches Expeditions Korps was a volunteer brigade under Generalleutnant Emil von Lessel sent from Germany in 1900.
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