Obverse
御親閲拜受記念 - Imperial Inspection Commemorative
reverse
昭和六年十一月十八日 - November 18, 1931
佐賀縣 - Saga Prefecture
於熊本帯山練兵場 - At the Obiyama Military Training Ground in Kumamoto
Marked
純 - pure for pure silver.
Size 40 х 31 mm.
Obverse
朱占魁 - Zhu Zankui /according to the PRC Marshal Nie Rongzhen‘s memoirs Zhu Zankui who was tenth subdistrict commander of the central Hebei district, was captured by the Japanese army on November 27, 1941, in Dalige Village, Qingyuan County, Hebei Province for a year...
See https://asiamedals.info/threads/1932-hiroshima-exibition-in-commemoration-of-50th-anniversary-of-the-imperial-rescript-to-soldier-and-sailors-watch-fob.25134/
Between the star rays at obverse five virtues of a soldier.
Loyalty. The soldier should consider loyalty his essential duty...
See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1925-divisional-cavalry-competition-14th-division-watch-fob-1925.26991/
Size 30.8 x 27.36 mm.
Obverse
賞 - Award
reverse
昭和十年二月 - February 1930
第十四師團馬術大會 - 14th Division Equestrian Competition/Tournament
14th division equestrian competition award
1930年第14師団馬術大会賞章
imperialjapanesearmy award badgeimperialjapanesearmybadgejapanese cavalry division award watch fob
昭和十年二月第十四師団馬術大会賞章
Size 24 mm.
Reverse
未入営補充兵 - Non-Enlisted Replacement Soldier
軍隊宿泊教育之章 - Military (Quartering) Training Badge
Replacement military service is a type of military service to make up for vacancies in active service. Reservists provided training for those who had not yet enlisted during...
Obverse
Independent Garrison Unit emblem
忠勇 - Loyalty and Bravery
reverse
上級司令部 - Higher Headquarters
中支那派遣軍 - Central China Expeditionary Army
宮島部隊 - Miyajima Unit
central china expeditionary armybadge
central china expeditionary army watch fob
imperialjapanesearmybadgeimperialjapanesearmy watch fob
independent garrison unit award watch fob
japanese independent garrison unit watch fob
miyajima unit watch fob
上級司令部中支那派遣軍宮島部隊章
独立守備隊章
Obverse
東軍 - Eastern Army /Eastern District Army (東部軍, Tōbugun) was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for the defense of the Kantō region and northern Honshū during the Pacific War. It was one of the regional commands in the Japanese home islands reporting to the General...
At the end of November 1925, Fengjun general Guo Songling led his troops back to Shenyang from Shanhaiguan in an attempt to overthrow Zhang Zuolin's rule in the three eastern provinces. One month later, Guo's army was defeated in the Liaohe River and Guo was killed. Commentators mostly attribute...
See also Regular Member's badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-infantry-regiment-battle-flag-supporting-association-regular-member-badge.23904/
Obverse
奉讃 - Support Given to a Temple/Shrine or Association
reverse
歩兵第二聯隊 - 2nd Infantry Regiment
軍旗奉讃會 - Battle Flag Supporting...
2nd infantry regiment badgebadge made by suzuki hardware shop
badge with japanese flag
battle flag supporting association badgeimperialjapanesearmybadgejapanese battle flag supporting association badge
suzuki hardware shop
名誉会員章
歩兵第二連隊章
歩兵第二連隊軍旗奉讃会名誉会員章
軍旗奉讃会章
鈴木金物店
The Noborito Research Institute (登戸研究所/Noborito Kenkyūjo), officially the Army Ninth Technical Research Institute (第9陸軍技術研究所/Dai-kyū Rikugun Gijutsu Kenkyūjo), was a military development laboratory run by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1939 to 1945. Based at a compound in the Noborito area of...
Established on September 1, 1942 by Army Military Ordinance No.13 /軍令陸第十三號/ . Badge was issued to drivers of tractors/ towing vehicles for "outstanding driving performance". Badge has one class and was issued only to soldiers. Badges were made in cupronickel.
Original name of the badge...
Size 26.3 mm.
Thickness 2 mm.
Weight 8.3 g.
Obverse
記念 - Commemorative
reverse
Crossed Flags of Empire of Japan and Reformed Government of the Republic of China https://asiamedals.info/forums/provisional-reorganized-china-national-government.595/
南漢井地區 - Nanhanjing Region /Shanxi...
Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Obverse
第三十七回軍旗祭 - 37th Military Flag Festival
賞 - Award
reverse
昭和十年四月四日 - April 4, 1935
歩兵第三十四聯隊留守隊 - 34th Infantry Regiment Garrison Duty Squad
1935 battle flag festival award watch fob
1935年歩兵第三十五連隊留守隊第三十七回軍旗祭賞章
34th infantry regiment battle flag festival badge
flag festival award watch fob
imperialjapanesearmybadgeimperialjapanesearmybadges
imperialjapanesearmy watch fob
japanese infantry regiment flag badge
歩兵第三十五連隊賞章
imperialjapanesearmybadgejapanese nco attendant’s badgejapanese nco diligent service badge
nco diligent service badge
photo of japanese nco diligent service badge
下士勤功章
Reverse
昭和十一年 - 1936
外蒙事件 - Outer Mongolia Incident
出動記念 - Dispatch Commemorative
"MANCHURIAN-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER.
7 and 8. Mr. CREECH JONES asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether he will make a statement with regard to the situation on the Manchukuo-Mongolian...