japanese army maneuvers badge

Size 34.5 x 23.4 mm. Obverse 御警備 - Imperial Security Guard reverse 陸軍特別大演習行幸記念 - Army Special Large Maneuvers Imperial Visit Commemorative 昭和七年十一月 - November 1932 新喜多青年團 - Shigita Youth League Marked 銀 - silver.

Size 25 mm. Obverse 特別大演習記念章 - Special Large Maneuvers Commemorative Badge reverse 明治四拾年拾一月 - January 1907 参加師團 - Participated Divisions 近衛師團 - Imperial Guard Divisions 第一師團 - 1st Division 第三師團 - 3rd Division 第十五師團 - 15th Division

Reverse 参加 - Participation 特別大演習記念章 - Special Large Maneuvers Commemorative Badge 㐧三師團 - 3rd Division 㐧四師團 - 4th Division 㐧九師團 - 9th Division 㐧十六師團 - 16th Division 大正六年 - 1917

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 郷軍 - Reservist reverse 於北海道 - In Hokkaido 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 御親閲参加記念章 - Imperial Inspection Participation Commemorative Badge 昭和十ー年 - 1936

Size 22 mm. Reverse 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 香川県警察部 - Kagawa Prefectural Police Department 1922.11 - November 1922

Obverse 石 for 石川県 - Ishikawa Prefecture reverse 昭和八年陸軍特別大演習事務委員徽章 - 1933 Army Special Large Army Maneuvers Administrative Committee Member Badge 石川県 - Ishikawa Prefecture Original case. 陸軍特別大演習- Army Special Large Army Maneuvers 事務委員徽章 - Administrative /Affairs/ Committee Member Badge

Badges with similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/1932-osaka-imperial-inspection-commemorative-badge.24909/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/1932-large-maneuvers-imperial-inspection-participation-commemorative-badge.24908/ Obverse 親閲 - Personal inspection 記念 - Commemorative...

Size 25.6 mm. Thickness 2.3 mm. Weight 8.7 g. Reverse 四國特別大演習記念 - Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan) Special Large Maneuvers Commemorative Badge 大正十一年十一月 - November 1922

Obverse 埼 for 埼玉縣 - Saitama Prefecture reverse 昭和九年 - 1934 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 竝地方行幸事勢委微員章 - Imperial Visit Affairs Committee Member's Badge 埼玉縣 - Saitama Prefecture

Obverse 師団對抗演習委員會章 - Two Side Maneuvers (i.e. one division against the other division) Committee Member Badge reverse 昭和九年 - 1934 全羅北道 - Jeollabuk-do = North Jeolla Province, also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. Most likely badge was converted into a belt buckle.

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...

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 Okayama prefecture emblem reverse 昭和五年十ー月 - November 1930 陸軍特別大演習工場安全委員徽章 - Army Large Special Maneuvers Plant Safety Committee Member Badge

Obverse 特别大演習記念 - Special Large Maneuvers Commemorative reverse 昭和七年十ー月 - November 1932 渥美自警團 - Atsumi Self-Police Corps /Neighborhood Watch/ Marked 純 -pure [silver]

Obverse 大元帥陛下御親閲 - His Majesty Grand Marshal of the Japanese Empire Personal Inspection 特别大演習参加記念 - Special Large Maneuvers Participation Commemorative 歩四九 - 49th Infantry Regiment reverse 昭和九年十ー月 - November 1934 於加部関東平野 - In Kanto Plain 参加部隊 - Participating Units 衛兵師團 - Guards Division...

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

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

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.