1976 Int'l Society of Postmasters Japan-China Cable Sterling Silver Proof Medal

✨ 1976 Japan-China Cable Silver Medal – First Day Cover ✨

Sterling Silver Proof – Franklin Mint

This sterling silver proof medal was issued in 1976 to commemorate the inauguration of the first undersea communication cable between Japan and China. Released by the International Society of Postmasters and minted by The Franklin Mint, it comes with the official First Day Cover featuring a matching commemorative stamp.

Both the medal and the stamp were issued and postmarked on October 25, 1976, in Tomioka, Japan.

🔹 Details:

• Obverse: Stylized map showing Japan and China linked by the undersea communication cable across the Yellow Sea and East China Sea

• Reverse: Commemorative inscription in English and French honoring the Japan-China Cable inauguration

• Stamp: 50 Yen commemorative stamp depicting the undersea cable and the cable-laying ship, symbolizing the technological achievement

• Postmark: First Day cancellation from Tomioka, Kumamoto Prefecture, dated October 25, 1976

• Condition: Proof strike with sharp mirror-like surfaces, housed in its original folder with bilingual certificate of authenticity and historical background insert

• Metal: Sterling Silver (.925)

• Weight: Approx. 20 grams

• Diameter: Approx. 39 mm

• Minted by: The Franklin Mint (USA)

This historic piece commemorates a major step in international communications, linking Japan and mainland China through advanced undersea technology in the 1970s.

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