[Joe C.]

I think it says "Made in China".

[DKifn]

My girlfriend is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Japanese. Many different Asian cultures share the same characters and can be read across languages. These characters are of ancient origin and may not be currently used at all. What is the origin of this fob? It may not be characters of a language at all.

[SLPJR]

I was told that it orginaly belonged to wwii era pilot who flew with the flying tigers in 1941?

[HankM]

The back is something like "reward/award", then "best", but we don't know what the 3rd character is.

The front looks like it might be "medal".

-Henry

[SLPJR]

That makes sense..thanks!!

[HankM]

Here is "reward"/"award":

[taruffi57]

My Son teaches English in China, but he won't be home until June. :-)

[Calisport]

It looks very old, yes. It does not resemble modern Chinese characters. It's not Japanese or Korean. Very strange shape to the characters.

[Calisport]

Originally Posted by SLPJR

I was told that it orginaly belonged to wwii era pilot who flew with the flying tigers in 1941?

Flying Tigers was American though and later became an International Cargo Carrier that was bought out by FedEx in the 1990s. Maybe a souvenier?

[SLPJR]

Maybe, someone said first character means award??

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by SLPJR

Maybe, someone said first character means award??

Sorry I have nothing to offer to help solve the mystery. I am very curious about the origin and meaning of these objects and would appreciate you giving us updates on any news about them.
Good luck.
Fred

[DAVES]

Originally Posted by Calisport

Flying Tigers was American though and later became an International Cargo Carrier that was bought out by FedEx in the 1990s. Maybe a souvenier?

So many guesses. I believe the person who mentioned Flying Tigers was referring to a group of American pilots who fought for China against the Japanese. America officially entered WWII with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941. War was being fought years before that. The Japanese invaded Manchuria in Sept 1931. What is going on now has been done too many times before.