China id help/Fakes

[lingqi]

Hi guys, the both medals posted above are fakes. The easy part to tell the fakes are the words on reverse side. before 1956, china uses traditional character. After 1956, china push the public to use simplified character. Your medals show the simplified character on the reverse side. So that is fake because this medal was issued in early 1950s. It is hard for western collectors. actually the quality of fakes is a lot lower than the real one. Once you see the real one, you will be able to tell. there are loads of fakes in chinese market and ebay. I feel very sad every time i see collectors showing these.