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Certificate of the enemy-fighting medal awarded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen to Yao Guanshun (Medal No.1)
January 1, 1924.
Vertical length: 34.2cm, horizontal length: 42.0cm.
Paper, one page. Inscription: “Dr. Sun Yat-sen”, seals: “Seal of Dr. Sun Yat-sen”, “Seal of the Generalissimo of Army and Navy of Republican China”. Donated by Zhou Lianmei and Yao Baojun in 2008.
In the mutiny of Chen Jiongming's troops in the Guanyin Mountain on June 16, 1922 (“June 16 Coup”), Yao Guanshun led the guards to bring Soong Ching-ling out of danger, and was seriously injured. On January 1, 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen held a grand ceremony at the Generalissimo Mansion in Guangzhou, awarding medals to Yao Guanshun and the other guards in the Guanyin Mountain battle. This is a medal certificate (Medal No.1)..
