japanese army badge

Reverse 義勇 - Courage and Loyalty 第十六師團 - 16th Division 側車隊員章 - Sidecar [of motorcycle] Unit Member badge

Obverse 表彰 - Commendation/Award reverse engraved with 賞 - Award 八ツ保村 - Yatsubo Village

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 功勞 - Merit reverse 贈呈 - [Presented as a] Gift 昭和拾ー年参月 - March 1936 小石川區防護團 - Koishikawa Ward (Bunkyo, Tokyo) Air Defense Corps This oversized badge has diameter more than 50 mm. Comparative size...

Obverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers Inside the scroll 宿管記念- Accommodation Commemorative 大正十年十一月 - November 1921 reverse 日本橋區第六部旬志 - Nihonbashi Ward (Tokyo) 6th Section Shunshi

Badge with identical design and inscriptions but issued by Kagoshima Prefecture https://asiamedals.info/threads/1935-army-special-large-maneuvers-kagoshima-prefecture-imperial-visit-security-guard-commemorative-badge.25932/ Obverse Police and Firefighting emblems reverse 昭和十年 - 1935...

Badge with identical design and inscriptions but issued by Miyazaki Prefecture https://asiamedals.info/threads/1935-army-special-large-maneuvers-miyazaki-prefecture-imperial-visit-security-guard-commemorative-badge.25933/ See also...

Obverse 陸軍特別大演習御警衛記念 - Army Special Large Maneuvers Imperial Security Guarding Commemorative reverse 帝國在鄉軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 福山支部 - Fukuyama Branch 昭和五年十一月十四日 - November 14, 1930

Obverse 警察補助 - Auxiliary Police /補助 - assistance; support; aid/ + Police emblem reverse 警察補助隊記章 - Auxiliary Police Badge 大正拾年 - 1921 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 神奈川縣 - Kanagawa Prefecture

Reverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 記念 - Commemorative 参加 - Participation [Units] 第一師團 - 1st Division 第九師團 - 9th Division 第十三師團 - 13th Division 第十六師團 - 16th Division 大正十三年 - 1924

Obverse Police emblem + 行幸記念 - Imperial Visit Commemorative + Firefighting emblem reverse 昭和九年度陸軍特別大演習 - 1934 Army Large Special Maneuvers 並地方行幸警衞記念 - Local [province; prefecture] Imperial Visit Security Guard Commemorative

Obverse Map of Maruyama district, Fukui Prefecture. reverse 昭和八年度 - 1933 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 参加記念章 - Participation Commemorative Badge

Obverse 武 for 武道 - Martial Arts /Budō/ reverse 大正十五年 - 1926 第八師團 - 8th Division 競技大會 - Tournament

Nicely designed badge. Obverse 第七師團 - 7th Division 第八師團- 8th Division reverse 昭和十一年度 - 1936 陸軍特別大演習参加記念 - Army Special Large Maneuvers Participation Commemorative Badge Original case. 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 参加記念章 - Participation Commemorative Badge

Size 30 mm. Reverse 特別徽章 - Special Badge 末補教育 - Supplementary Education 千葉支部 - Chiba Branch

Obverse 特別大演習記念章 - Special Large Maneuvers Participation Commemorative Badge reverse 明治四十一年十一月 - November 1908 参加師團 - Participated Divisions 第四師團 - 4th Division 第九師團 - 9th Division 第十一師團 - 11th Division 第十六師團 - 16th Division Case.

Badges with similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/manchurian-incident-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs.23177/page-3#post-349361; https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-of-kwantung-army-flying-corps.20131/ ...

The Tauran Incident /タウラン事件/ was fought between forces of the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan and Manchukuo, during the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, for control of the Mongolian border village of Tauran. On March 11, 1936 128 men of the Mongolian People's Army, accompanied by six Soviet...

Reverse 津山市 - Tsuyama City 既住出征軍人會 - Existing Residents Soldiers at the Front Association

Obverse 創立記念 - Founding Commemorative reverse 昭和十六年四月 - April 1941 帝國在鄉軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 湊屋分會 - Minatoya Branch of Association

Badge from 1940. Obverse 御視閲記念 - Imperial Inspection Commemorative reverse 陸軍現役将枝學枝 - Army Active Duty Officers School Assignment Ordinance 配属令公布十五年記念 - Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of the Edict Promulgation 岡山縣中等學 - Okayama Prefecture Middle School 拝受者章 - Recipient's Badge...