first sino-japanese war medal

  1. Reserve 11th Infantry Regiment 1894-95 Sino-Japanese War Comrades in Arms Association Medal/1895年征清従軍後備歩兵第十一聯隊第二大隊戦友會章

    Size 33.2 mm. Weight 15.2 g. Obverse 戦友會 - Comrades in Arms Association https://asiamedals.info/threads/comrades-in-arms-associations-badges.14680/ reverse engraved 明治二十八年五月十三日 - May 13, 1895 後備 歩兵第十一聯隊 - Reserve 11th Infantry Regiment 第二大隊 - 2nd Battalion 征清従軍 - Qing Dynasty Conquest...
  2. 1894 Qing Conquest Commemorative Medal/明治廿七年征清紀念章

    Obverse 征清紀念章 - Qing Conquest Commemorative Medal reverse engraved 明治廿七年 - 1894
  3. 9th Infantry Regiment 1894 Expedition Farewell Association Member's Badge/明治廿七年十二月歩兵第九連隊出征予餞会員章

    Obverse 歩兵第九聯隊出征予餞會員- 9th Infantry Regiment Expedition /Dispatch/ Farewell Association Member reverse engraved 明治廿七年十二月 - December, 1894
  4. 1895 Second Qing Conquest Celebration Association Commemorative Medal/明治廿八年二月十七日第二征清祝捷會記念章

    Die-casted medal. Obverse 記念章 - Commemorative Medal 第二征清祝捷會 - Second Qing Dynasty Conquest Celebration Association reverse 明治廿八年二月十七日 - February 17, 1895 Ribbon.
  5. Imperial Guard Cavalry 1894 Wartime Commemorative Medal/1894年近衛騎兵戦時記念章

    Size 36.94 mm. Obverse 戦時記念 - Wartime Commemorative reverse 近衛騎兵 - Imperial Guard Cavalry 明治廿七年 - 1894 Original ribbon.
  6. 1895 Nakago Village Military Personnel Relief Association Qing Conquest Commemorative Medal/明治廿八年贈山本房太郎君中郷村軍人慰勞會征清紀念章

    Ribbon was taken from the Rising Sun order. Suspension was taken from the Red Cross Socity medal marked 大 https://asiamedals.info/threads/marks-of-the-japanese-red-cross-society-medals.15270/#post-245933. Reverse engraved 征清紀念章 - Qing Conquest Commemorative Medal 明治廿八年 - 1895 贈山本房太郎君 -...
  7. 1895 Qing Conquest Triumphal Return Commemorative Shimawata Village Volunteer Association Member's Medal/明治廿八年征清凱旋紀念章千葉縣印幡郡島渡村有志會員章

    Obverse 明治廿八年 - 1895 征清凱旋紀念章 - Qing Conquest Triumphal Return Commemorative Medal reverse engraved 千葉縣印幡郡島渡村 - Shimawata Village, Inba District, Chiba Prefecture 有志 - Volunteer 會員章 - Association Member's Medal
  8. Qing Conquest Triumphal Return Commemorative Medal/征清凱旋紀念章

    Obverse 征清 - Qing Conquest 凱旋紀念章 - Triumphal Return Commemorative Medal
  9. Qing Conquest Commemorative Medal/征清紀念章

    Obverse 征清 - Qing Conquest 紀念章 - Commemorative Medal
  10. 1895 Triumphant Return Victory Commemorative Medal/明治二十八年凱旋戰捷記念章

    Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 凱旋 - Triumphant Return reverse 戰捷記念 - Winning a War /Victory/ Commemorative
  11. Japanese Spirit Celebration Medal/日本魂奉祝記念章

    Medal of similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/1894-great-victory-over-qing-celebration-commemorative-medal.27027/ Size 57 x 45 mm. Obverse 奉祝 - Celebration 日本魂 - Japanese Spirit
  12. Army and Navy Great Victory in 1894-95 Sino-Japanese War Commemorative Medal/帝國萬歳陸海軍大勝利紀念章

    Reverse 帝國萬歳 - Banzai to Empire 陸海軍 - Army and Navy 紀念章 - Commemorative Medal 大勝利 - Great Victory Ribbon.
  13. 1894 Tokyo Victory Celebration Commemorative Medal/東京明治二十七年十二月祝捷大富發企記念章

    Obverse 祝捷大富發企記念章 - Victory Celebration Ōtomi Enterprise Commemorative Medal 東京明治二十七年十二月 - Tokyo December 1894
  14. 1894-95 Sino-Japanese War Commemorative Medals made by Tenshōdō workshop/明治廿七八年凱旋紀念章天賞堂謹製

    Reverse engraved 東山見有志 - Higashiyamami [Village] Volunteer and stamped with Tokyo workshop Tenshōdō /天賞堂/ mark https://asiamedals.info/threads/medals-badges-watch-fobs-made-by-tenshodo-workshop.29582/ (another medal from the same manufacturer with the same mark...
  15. 1894 Imperial Rescript Declaring War on China Commemorative Medal/宣戦大詔紀念章

    Emperor Meiji issued an Imperial Rescript declaring war on China on August 1, 1894. 宣戦大詔紀念章 - Imperial Rescript Declaring War Commemorative Medal
  16. Qing Conquest Commemorative Medal/征清紀念章

    Specimen from a personal collection. Obverse 征清紀念 - Qing Conquest Commemorative Excellent craftsmanship. Reverse marked. Tokyo workshop Tenshōdō /天賞堂/ https://asiamedals.info/threads/medals-badges-watch-fobs-made-by-tenshodo-workshop.29582/ mark is poorly readable (another medal...
  17. 1895 Conquering Qing Military Service Honor Medal from Gunma Prefecture Shobukai/佐位那波郡尚武會明治廿八年六月征清従軍名誉章

    Obverse 征清従軍名誉章 - Conquering Qing Military Service Honor Medal reverse 贈 - Gift Engraved 森村喜臧君 - Mr. Yoshiro Morimura 明治廿八年六月 - June 1895 佐位那波郡 - Sai-gun Nami-gun [Sai and Nami Counties/Districts] 尚武會 - Shobu-kai [Martial Arts Association] Original case. 征清従軍名誉章 - Conquering Qing...
  18. 1895 Dutiful Soldiers Association Medal/明治廿八年歲萬軍陸海奨兵義會章

    Photos courtesy of the owner. Size 30.7 mm. Weight 12.7 g. Obverse 奨兵義會 - Shohei Gikai [Dutiful Soldiers Association] 明治廿八年 - 1895 歲萬軍陸海 - Banzai to the Army and Navy
  19. 1895 Qing Conquest Triumphal Return Commemorative Medal/明治卄八年征清凱旋紀念章

    Photos courtesy of the owner. Size 27.2 mm. Weight 8.6 g. Obverse 征清凱旋紀念章 - Qing Conquest Triumphal Return Commemorative Medal/Badge 明治卄八年 - 1895
  20. 1895 Conquering Qing Commemorative Medal from Mie Prefecture Shinbukai/明治二十八年征清記念三重縣振武會贈章

    Photos courtesy of the owner. Size 25.5 mm. Weight (including ribbon) 8.4 g. Obverse 征清記念 - Conquering Qing Commemorative reverse 三重縣 - Mie Prefecture 飯高 - Litaka-gun [Litaka County] 飯野 - Lino-gun [Lino County] 両郡 - Both Counties 振武會贈 - Gift of Shinbu-kai (Military Might...
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