Niitaka /新高製菓/ was a confectionery company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, under Japanese rule. It was founded by Mori Heitaro (November 23, 1869 - January 1946), a confectioner from Kitayama Village, Saga Prefecture (now Fuji Town, Saga City). Known for its Niitaka drops and banana caramel...
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新高製菓章
Post war badge issued to the graduates of the Academy, circa 1960s.
Size 33 x 26 mm.
Thickness 3 mm.
Obverse
陸士 - Army Academy
reverse
日本陸軍士官學校 - [Imperial] Japanese Army Academy
同學章 - Classmate/Fellow Student Badge
Marked 純銀 - pure silver.
Paperweight https://asiamedals.info/threads/bullet-case-on-a-horseshoe-commemorative-paperweights.26592/.
Imperial Japanese Navy Day commemorative badges and watch fobs https://asiamedals.info/threads/imperial-japan-navy-commemoration-day-badges-a-k-a-rising-sun-flag-badges.28623/.
Size 23.6...
Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Obverse
歴戰 = 歴戦 = Rekishō, in Japanese means "battle-tested," "experienced," or "veteran." It implies a person or entity that has been through many battles or trials, gaining a lot of experience in the process...
Reverse
自昭和十一年九月 - From September 1936
至同十二年十二月 - To December 1937
討匪参加記念 - Suppression of Bandits Participation Commemorative
本溪縣下 - In Benxi Manchu Autonomous County
海倫縣下 - In Hailun County
步兵第五十七聯隊第六中隊 - 57th Infantry Regiment, 6th Company
Army War College Graduation Badge https://asiamedals.info/forums/army-war-college-graduation-badges.640/.
1st variation.
Obverse
Japanese guards unit emblem
reverse
近衛歩兵第一聯隊 - 1st Guards Infantry Regiment
在隊記念 - Military Service Commemorative
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在隊記念章
近衛師團在隊記念章
近衛歩兵第一聯隊在営記念章
Very interesting "personalized" badge made after official proficiency badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-tank-and-armored-car-driver-soldiers-badges.27333/
Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Reverse
戰車 - Tank
第四大隊 - 4th Battalion
操縱徽章...
Watch fobs of a similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/china-incident-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs.22957/page-4#post-345869
Obverse
雨降りしぶく鐵兜 - Raindrops on the Iron Helmet
reverse
徳林討伐記念 - Tokurin Subjugation Commemorative
Emblem of Independent Garrison Unit
2595 - 1935...
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
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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
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central china expeditionary army watch fob
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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...