japanese fire brigade badge

Merit badge. Obverse Chiba prefecture emblem 功勞 - Merit reverse 千葉県 - Chiba Prefecture 消防功労章 - Firefighting Merit Badge

Obverse Okayama City emblem reverse 岡山市消防設立十周年記念章 - Okayama City Fire Fighting Department 10th Anniversary Commemorative Badge 岡山市長 - Okayama City Mayor

Obverse 札幌 - Sapporo reverse 火災予防組合 - Fire Prevention Association Original case. Unfortunately workshop label is unreadable.

Height 42 mm. Obverse 功績章 - Meritorious Service badge reverse 鎌倉消防義會 - Kamakura Firefighting Association Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 記念 - Commemorative reverse 消防庁舎新築落成 - New Fire Department Building Completion 昭和四十年八月 - August 1965 岡谷市 - Okaya City

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 功 for 功績 - Meritorious Service reverse 功績章 - Meritorious Service 岡谷市消防団 - Okaya City Fire Department

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 上伊那消防 - Kamiina District /located in southern Nagano Prefecture/ Firefighting 功勞章 - Merit Badge 同盟會 - Union

20 years badge. 1930 variation /unmarked/. Silver, enamel. Obverse 勤續章 - Continuous Service Badge reverse 消防組員二十年勤續之証 - 20 years of Continuous Service as a Firefighter [Fire Brigade Member] 新潟縣 - Niigata Prefecture 昭和五年 - 1930

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 表彰 - Award reverse 十年勤続 - 10 Years of Continuous Service 三井田川鑛業所 = 三井田川鉱業所 - Mitsui Tagawa Mining Works 共愛組合消防組 - Mutual Fire Brigade Mitsui Tagawa was founded in 1900 when Mitsui acquired the mining...

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 表彰 - Award reverse 広川町 - Hirokawa Town /located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture/

Reverse 消防記念章 - Firefighting Commemorative Badge 富山縣 - Toyama Prefecture 消防義會 - Firefighting Association Original case. 記念章 - Commemorative Badge 富山縣消防義會 - Toyama Prefecture Firefighting Association Badges were made by the Naigai workshop in Tokyo...

Obverse 御検閲記念章 - Imperial Inspection Commemorative Badge reverse 大日本消防協會總裁 - Greater Japan Firefighting Association President 梨本宮殿下御検閲記念 - His Imperial Highness Prince Nashimoto Inspection Commemorative 昭和十一年四月十一日於箱崎 - April 11, 1936 in Hakozaki Original case 御検閲記念章 - Imperial...

Obverse 名譽會員之章 = 名誉会員之章 - Honorary Member of Association Badge reverse 大日本消防協會 - Greater Japan Firefighting Association 長野支部 - Nagano [Prefecture] Branch Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 名譽會員章 - Honorary Member of Association Badge

Silver, gilt. Size 50 mm. Weight 50.37 g. Reverse 東京消防庁 - Tokyo Firefighting Department 第八壱號 - No. 81 [number engraved] Marked with two marks 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 功績章 - Meritorious Service Badge

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 機 - Machine; Manipulation

Obverse Police and Firefighting department emblem reverse 記念 - Commemorative 東京府消防協會 - Tokyo Prefectural Firefighting 目黑支部 - Meguro Branch 昭和七年十月一日 - October 1, 1932 Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 記念 - Commemorative 東京府消防協會 - Tokyo Prefectural Firefighting 目黑支部 - Meguro...

Left badge reverse 勤續賞 - Continuous Service Badge 江沼消防協會 - Enuma [District] (Ishikawa Prefecture) Firefighting Association central badge reverse 大日本消防協會 - Greater Japan Firefighting Association 石川県支部 - Ishikawa Prefecture Branch 勤功表彰 - Diligent Service Award badge on the right 0bverse...

Reverse 多紀郡 - Taki District /was a district located in Hyogo Prefecture) 消防協會 - Firefighting Association

Obverse 勤功章 - Diligence Service /Hardwork/ Badge reverse 日高町消防組 - Hidaka Town /located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido/ Firefighting Department

Unusual badge. Obverse 静 for 静岡県 - Shizuoka Prefecture Suspension 団長 - Chief/Commander