Award plaque that was designed by the famous Japanese sculptor Jitsuzō Hinago (帝展彫刻家, 1892-1945) who also designed 1939 China Incident and 1944 Great East Asia War medals.
Bronze.
Size 75 × 75 mm.
Weight 102 g.
Reverse
艦長賞 - Captain’s Award
皇紀二千五百九十五年 - 1935
比叡艦長 - Battleship Hiei...
1935 training battleship hiei award plaque
1935 training battleship hiei captain’s award
1935年比叡艦長井上成美賞牌
badge made by satō shōgo
japanese battleship hiei captain’s award medal
japanese sculptor 日名子実三 jitsuzo hinago
jitsuzo hinago
medal made by satō shōgo
shigeyoshi inoue
井上 成美
佐藤省吾
帝展彫刻家
