japanese cufflinks

Obverse 留 for 留守 - Left-behind [children] reverse 厚生省留守業務部 - Ministry of Health and Welfare Guardianship Department

1st variation. C.V. = (?) Certain Victory Mark.

Reverse 九州行幸記念 - Kyushu Emperor's Visit Commemorative 昭和二十三年春 - Spring of 1948

https://asiamedals.info/forums/battleship-mikasa-preservation-society-badges.728/ 財團法人 - Foundation 三笠保存会 - Mikasa Preservation Society

七生報國恩 - Grace of Unfailing Devotion to One's Country Maresuke Nogi. Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Workshop mark.

Emblem of Nippon Life Insurance Company. 日本生命陣太鼓會 - Nippon Life Insurance Company Taiko Association 皇紀二五九七年 - 1937 赤心従軍賞 - Award for Loyal Military Service Marked with 950銀 = 950 silver and Hattori workshop mark "Marlet"...

In pure silver. 武 for 武道 - Martial Arts

青函 - Seikan 貨車連絡 - Train Ferry Connection 記念 - Commemorative 14.5.24 Until the opening of the Seikan Tunnel in 1988 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikan_Tunnel, ferries were the primary means of travel between Honshu and Hokkaido, and Aomori served as the hub for travelers to transfer...

In the form of tsuba with added police emblem. 昭和十年 - 1935 陸軍特別大演習御警衛記念 - Army Special Large Maneuvers Imperial Guard/Escort Commemorative 鹿児島縣 - Kagoshima Prefecture 宮崎縣 - Miyazaki Prefecture Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Height 20 mm, width about 15 mm. 軍管理運営記念 - Army Management Operation Commemoration 北支軍 - North China Army Mark in the form of paulownia leaf.

Obverse 愛國運動 - Patriotic Movement reverse 昭和七年三月一日 - March 1, 1932 満州事變 - Manchurian Incident 傷痍軍人会會 - Disabled Veterans Association

陸軍特別大演習記念 - Army Special Large Maneuvers Commemorative 昭和七年 - November 1932 大阪府 - Osaka Prefecture

1st design. 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 行幸警衛記念 - Imperial Visit Guard Commemorative 昭和七年十一月 - November 1932 大阪府 - Osaka Prefecture Marked K18銀 = Made in Silver 18K Gilded S.B.D. for Shobido Workshop Original case. 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 行幸警衛記念 -...

昭和五年 - 1930 朝鮮總督府 - Government-General of Korea Award group. Cufflinks were made by the Chōsen/Korean Art Works /朝鮮美術品製作所 謹製/.

中23 准下士團 - Warrant Officer Group

皇太后陛下行啓警衞記念 - His Majesty the Empress Dowager (Empress Mother) Guard Commemorative 二五九七年 - 1937 奈良縣 - Nara Prefecture Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 皇太后陛下行啓警衞記念 - His Majesty the Empress Dowager (Empress Mother) Guard Commemorative 二五九七年 - 1937 奈良縣 - Nara Prefecture Made by...

陸軍習志野学校将校- Narashino Army School Officer Commissioned Officer + makers mark. Narashino Army School was a chemical warfare school. It was established at Narashino, Chiba prefecture, in 1933, under the auspices of the Inspector General of Military Education, and served as the principal...

Marked SILVER. In the center Kitashirakawa family creast. Kitashirakawa /北白川/ was the fifth oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house. It was formed by Prince Satonari, thirteenth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye, in 1872. In 1947, Prince...

贈呈 - Presentation (e.g. of a gift) 横山静雄 - Shizuo Yokoyama Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. Shizuo Yokoyama/ 横山 静雄, Yokoyama Shizuo, 1 December 1890 – 6 January 1961/ was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, who is noted for his role in the Battle of...