japan seafarers relief association badge

Early version in heavy metal. Case 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association 特別會員章 - Special Member of Association

Ceramic badge. 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association 通常會員 - Regular Member Variation.

Quite rare watch fob from personal collection. Obverse 有栖川威仁親王殿下 - His Highness Imperial Prince Arisugawa Takehito Prince Arisugawa Takehito /有栖川宮威仁親王, Arisugawa-no-miya Takehito-Shinnō, January 13, 1862 – July 5, 1913/ was the 10th head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family and...

Marshal Admiral Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu (伏見宮博恭王, Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyasu ō, October 16, 1875 – 16 August 1946) was a scion of the Japanese imperial family and was a career naval officer who served as chief of staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1932 to 1941. Fushimi was the honorary...

Reverse 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association 特別會員 - Special Member of Association Original case. 女子 - Female 特別會員章 - Special Lifetime Member of Association Badge 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association

The only formal differences between the badges of female special member of the association https://asiamedals.info/threads/japan-seafarers-relief-association-female-version-of-special-member-badge.26361/ and female lifetime special member are blue enamelled metal flower on a ribbon and...

The only formal differences between the badges of male special member of the association https://asiamedals.info/threads/japan-seafarers-relief-association-male-version-of-special-membership-badge.26331/ and male lifetime special member are blue enamelled metal flower on a ribbon and additional...

1st variation made by Tokyo Medal Works. Badge from pre-1938 time period. Golden inscription on the case. High quality hot enamel. Badge in gilded silver. Manufactured by Tokyo Medal Works https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-of-tokyo-medal-works.22808/. Obverse 壹等有功章 - 1st class...

Obverse 通常終身會員 - Regular Lifetime Member Reverse 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association Original case. 男子 - Male 終身通常會員章 - Regular Lifetime Member Badge 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association Stamp of Suzuki Umekichi workshop.

1st variation "marked silver badge with dark blue enamel on the shield + purple pink enamel on the blossom". Obverse 貮等有功章 - 2nd class Merit Badge 日本海員掖済會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association Such badges have three marks. "Japanese flag"+ "純銀 - pure silver" + "1000 inside a rhombus"...

Later 1st class merit badges https://asiamedals.info/threads/1st-class-merit-badge-of-japan-seafarers-relief-association.26340/ Later 2nd class merit badges https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-class-merit-badge-of-japan-seafarers-relief-association.26334/ These early high quality badges were...

1st variation. Details. 日本海員掖濟會特別會員 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association Special Member Original case. 男子 - Male 特別會員章 - Special Member's Badge 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association Another example.

1st variation. Reverse 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association 通常會員 - Regular Member of Association

The only formal differences between badges of regular member of the association and lifetime regular member are silvered metal flower on a ribbon and additional inscription on the case lid (two kanji 終身 - lifetime). But apparently due to the fact that the badges (and cases) in all other...

One of the main manufacturers of these badges was Suzuki workshop /Imperial Medal Works/. 1st variation (pin). Original case. 男子 -Male 通常會員章 - Regular Member of Association Badge 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association

Very early medal (the exact purpose of which is unknown) from the Meiji era (approximately 1880s-1900s). Reverse (in seal script). 日本海員掖濟會之章 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association Medal/Badge

Original case. 日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association 略綬章 - Miniature [lit. abbreviated ribbon] Badge 電括八百七番 - Telephone Number 807 製造所 - Manufacturing Facility 東京神田區 - Tokyo Kanda District 和泉町 - Izumi Town 宮川電鍍工塲 - Miyagawa Electroplating Factory

Rare photos. Reservist badge + Japan Seafarers Relief Association Special Lifetime Membership badge (another possibility - Regular Lifetime Membership badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-type-japan-seafarers-relief-association-male-version-of-regular-lifetime-member-badge.26326/)...

1st variation. Reverse 日本海員掖済會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association 勤勉章 - Diligent; Hard-working; Industrious Badge Original case.

Founded in August 1880, the Japan Seafarers Relief Assoiciation (Nihon Kaiin Ekisaikai) is the oldest and most prestigious public corporation in Japan. In the prewar period, the association engaged in the training of seafarers as well as providing medical care and other social welfare services...