japanese army badge

Very popular design during first half of the 1930s. Five basic variations of obverse design are known for today. Two variations with kanji 皇軍 /Kōgun = Imperial Army/ and three variation with kanji 皇國 /Kōkoku = (archaic or poetic) Japanese Empire, compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 皇...

Reverse 大演習 - Large Maneuvers 記念 - Commemorative 明治四十一年 - 1908 Case.

About 11th Army and its wound badge see https://asiamedals.info/threads/wound-badge-of-11th-army.23369/ 1st type. Size 35x28 mm. Obverse 長期奉公 - Long Service reverse 第十一軍 - 11th Army Original case. 長期奉公章 - Long Service Badge Another cased specimen of 1st type.

Silver plated bronze. Watch fobs were manufactured by Crispulo Zamora workshop in Manila. Ring is lost. Obverse 比島 - Philippines reverse 大東亜戦争記念 - Greater East Asian War Commemorative 垣 六五六一 部隊 = Unit 垣 6561 = 16th Transportation Corps Regiment 2601 = 1941

Reverse 航空集団 - Air Force Miniature. Original case. Golden Kite order ribbon. Made by Nagawa workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-watch-fobs-and-plaquettes-made-by-nagawa-medal-works.23299/

Reverse 陸軍氣球聯隊 - Army Air Balloon Regiment

1st type. Post war badge that uses commander badge design. Reverse reads 將交第二十二期生會 - Officer's 22nd Сlass Graduates Fellowship Association

Reverse 帝国在郷軍人會 創立満弐拾五年記念 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 25th Anniversary of the Founding 板橋區聨合分會 - Itabashi Ward (Tokyo) Branch of Association 昭和十年十月五日 - October 5, 1935

Merits badges of similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/merit-badges-from-kyoto-branch-of-imperial-military-reservist-association.23038/#post-346294 1st variation "marked pure silver". Marked with a small mark "純銀" pure silver. Size 26 mm. Reverse 奈良支部 - Nara Branch 功勞章 - Merit...

The Kwantung Army /関東軍, Kantō-gun/ was formed in 1906 as a security force for the Kwantung Leased Territory and South Manchurian Railway Zone after the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 and expanded into an army group during the Interwar period to support Japanese interests in China, Manchuria...

Reverse 西伯利亜出征 - Siberia Expedition 記念 - Commemorative

See https://asiamedals.info/threads/50th-anniversary-of-emperor-meiji-rescript-to-soldiers-and-sailors-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs.26762/ Undated but it was made in 1932 to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors...

1st variation. Marked 鈴木製 - made by Suzuki

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-mountain-artillery-units-award-and-commemorative-sake-cups.28868/ Reverse 獨山一 - 1st Dushan [Unit] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushan_County

1st variation. Reverse 意匠権登錄 - Registered Design 第五九八六 - No.5986

Attack on Pearl Harbor commemorative watch fob. Salty specimen 必勝 / Hisshō / Certain Victory 真珠湾 - Pearl Harbor Reverse 大東亜戦争 - Greater East Asian War horizontally 記念 - Commemorative vertically ハワイ - Hawaii lower 海戦 - naval battle + date December 8, 1941 (interestingly...

Bronze version. 1st stamp variation. Reverse reads 昭和十四年 – 1939 天津英佛租界隔绝記念 – Blockade of British Concession in Tianjin Commemorative The Tientsin incident /天津事件/ was an international incident created by a blockade by the Imperial Japanese Army's Japanese Northern China Area Army of the...

Specimen from a personal collection. Size 50 × 20 mm. Weight 11 g. Reverse 軍事功労章 - Military Affairs Merit Badge Original case. 軍事功労章 - Military Affairs Merit Badge