imperial military reservist association badge

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Size 39 x 27 mm. Weight 17.4 g. Design of this badge was influenced by meritorious service badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/meritorious-service-badge-of-imperial-military-reservist-association.23076/ Specimen from the collection of National Museum of Taiwan History. Reverse 兵器造製記念 -...

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 優勝 - Champion reverse 帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 豊橋支部 - Toyohashi [City] Branch [of Association] /Toyohashi City is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan/ Original case. Watch...

Obverse 青森市 - Aomori City 西分會 - Nishi Branch of Association

Obverse 至誠 - Sincerity

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Gilded silver. Height approx. 30 mm. Obverse 表彰 - Commendation reverse 帝國在郷軍人會精華分会會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association Seika Branch 拾年勤続功労章 - 10 Years of Continuous Service Merit Badge Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case...

Letter of appreciation /謝狀/ issued on July 1, 1914 to Yamane Shin'ichirō /山根信一郎/.

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 功勞章 - Merit Badge Reverse 南區海軍部 - Southern District Naval Branch 千年海軍班 - Millennium [thousand years] Naval Group

Obverse 表彰 - Award reverse 帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 築港分會 - Chikko Branch of Association

Size 33 x 23 mm. Obverse 帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 豊一後援會々員章 - Toyoichi Supporter Member's Badge

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Design obviously based on army marksmanship badge. Reverse 帝国在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 高畸支部- Takahashi Branch Comparison with the army marksmanship badge.

Obviously design was taken from the army marksmanship badge.

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 眞砂 - Masago reverse 本郷區第七分會 - Hongo Ward [Tokyo] 7th Branch 眞砂班精勤章 - Masago Group Diligence Badge

Obverse 彰 - Commendation reverse 追分分會 - Oiwake [was a town located in Yūfutsu (Iburi) District, Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido] Branch

Obverse 湊東 - Minato Higashi [Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture]

Reverse 昭和十四年度 - 1939 在郷軍人會 - Military Reservist Association 演武大会會 - Martial Arts Tournament 千葉縣支部 - Chiba Prefecture Branch Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Size 30 mm. Reverse 優勝 - Overall Victory, Championship 帝国在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 和歌山支部 - Wakayama [City] Branch

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 優勝 - Winner reverse 神戸支部 - Kobe Branch 武術賞 - Martial Arts Award Case. Paper wrapper. According to the paper wrapper badge was made by 安井徽章製作所 - Yasui Medal Works in Tokyo.

Interesting and quite rare badges. Early anonymous badge. Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.

Reverse in the center 功勞章 - Merit Badge on either side 帝國在鄉軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 牛込區分會 - Ushigome Ward (Shinjuku, Tokyo) Branch of Association