army maneuvers badges

Size 35x28 mm. Obverse 南軍 第四 第十六 師團 - South Army: 4th and 16th Divisions 北軍 第三 第五 師團 - North Army: 3rd and 5th Divisions 名古屋 - Nagoya 第三師團 - 3rd Division 大阪 - Osaka 第四師團 - 4th Division 廣島 - Hiroshima 第五師團 - 5th Division 京都 - Kyoto 第十六師團 - 16th Division reverse 昭和七年十一月 - November 1932...

Size 24×18 mm. Weight 7.7 g. Obverse 宮崎 - Miyazaki reverse 昭和十年陸軍特別大演習事務委員章 - 1935 Army Special Large Maneuvers Affairs Committee Member Badge

Reverse 昭和八年度 - 1933 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 参加記念 - Participation Commemorative

Police emblem at obverse. Reverse 特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers 警衛記念 - Guard Commemorative

Bronze version. Obverse 記念 - Commemorative + Emblem of Police reverse 茨城県 - Ibaraki Prefecture 特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers 行幸記念 - Imperial Visit Commemorative 1929

Reverse 昭和四年陸軍特別大演習 - 1929 Army Large Special Maneuvers 記念 - Commemorative 茨城県自動車協會 - Ibaraki Prefecture Automobile Association

Obverse 記念 - Commemorative reverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special Maneuvers 参加記念 - Participation Commemorative 昭和八年度 - 1933

Obverse 神 for 神奈川縣 - Kanagawa Prefecture reverse 神奈川縣 - Kanagawa Prefecture 大正拾年 - 1921 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special Maneuvers Original case. 神奈川縣 - Kanagawa Prefecture 大正十年 - 1921 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special Maneuvers 委員章 - Committee Member Badge Badge was manufactured by the...

Taisho Era Badges. 1920 Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 特別大演習記念章 - Special Large Maneuvers Commemorative Badge reverse 参加 - Participate 第六師團 - 6th Division 第十二師團 - 12th Division 第十八師團 - 18th Division 大正九年 = 1920

1st variation. Obverse 記念 - Commemorative reverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special Maneuvers 地方警防 - Local Police and Defense 群馬県 - Gunma Prefecture 昭和九年十一月 - November 1934

Nicely enamelled early badge. Obverse 福岡縣 - Fukuoka Prefecture reverse 大正五年陸軍特別大演習 - 1916 Army Large Special Maneuvers 福岡縣委員- Fukuoka Prefecture Committee Member

Size 23 mm. Obverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special Maneuvers Committee Member Badge 参加 - Participated 第九第師団, 第十三師 團, 第十六師 團 - 9th Division, 13th Division, 16th Division 大正十三年十一月 - November 1924 reverse 皇太子殿下北陸行啓記念 - His Imperial Highness Crown Prince's Visit to Hokuriku Commemorative...

Reverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special Maneuvers 行幸警護 - Emperor Guard 記念 - Commemorative 昭和七年十一月 - November 1932 大阪府 - Osaka Prefecture Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Obverse 特別大演習記念章 - Army Large Special Maneuvers Commemorative Badge reverse 參加 - Participant 第一師団 - 1st Division 第三師団 - 3rd Division 第四師団 - 4th Division 昭和弐年 - 1927

Obverse 記念章 - Commemorative Badge reverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special Maneuvers 昭和十ー年 - 1936 Original case.

1st variation. Obverse 南軍司官白川大将 - South Army Commander General Shirakawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinori_Shirakawa 北軍司官白井上大将 - North Army Commander General Inoue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadae_Inoue reverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 参加記念章 - Participation...

Obverse 陸軍特別大演習参加記念 - Army Special Large Maneuvers Participation Commemorative reverse 東軍 - East Army 第一師団 - 1st Division 第二師団 - 2nd Division 西軍 - West Army 近衛師団 - Guards Division 第十四師団 - 14th Division 昭和九年十一月 - November 1934 Watch fob with similar design...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/army-large-special-maneuvers-osaka-city-committee-members-badge.29093/ Reverse is marked 花十三 - Hana Jūzō [13 flowers] workshop. Even with original case we still couldn't determine the place and year of the maneuvers. 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Large Special...

Obverse 行幸記念 - Imperial Visit Commemorative reverse 昭和十一年 - 1936 行幸記念 - Imperial Visit Commemorative 北海道特別大演習 - Hokkaido Special Large Maneuvers

Very popular design during first half of the 1930s. Five basic variations of obverse design are known for today. Two variations with kanji 皇軍 /Kōgun = Imperial Army/ and three variation with kanji 皇國 /Kōkoku = (archaic or poetic) Japanese Empire, compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 皇...