japanese police badge

Metal, enamel. Size 43 x 13 mm. Police emblem with kanji 防 - protection in the center. 杉並警察署管内 - Suginami Police Station Jurisdiction 防犯連絡所 - Crime Prevention Liaison Office /In Japan a crime prevention liaison office (Bōhan Renrakusho) is a place established by police stations and crime...

Early post-war badge.

Obverse Japanese police badge 彰 - Award; Commendation Case. Label of Akiba workshop

Obverse Japanese police emblem reverse 賞 - Award 鰍沢警察本部長 - Chief of the Kajizawa Police Department /Kajizawa is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan/

Obverse Emblem of Japanese police 表彰 - Award 防犯功労 - Merits in Crime Prevention reverse 脇町警察署長 - Chief of Police, Wakimachi /town located in Mima District, Tokushima Prefecture/

1st variation. Obverse Japanese police emblem reverse 功労賞 - Merit Award 青森県 - Aomori Prefecture 警察本部長 - Chief of Police

Obverse 防犯 - Crime Prevention reverse 功労章 - Merit Badge 山梨県防犯協会 - Yamanashi Prefecture Crime Prevention Association Original case. 功労章 - Merit Badge 山梨県防犯協会 - Yamanashi Prefecture Crime Prevention Association

Size 20 x 60 mm.

Size 30 mm. Obverse Japanese Police emblem reverse engraved 顧問 - Advisor

Obverse 記念 - Commemorative reverse 行幸御警記念 - Imperial Visit Security Commemorative 兵庫縣 - Hyogo Prefecture Marked 銀 - Silver 昭和四年五月 - May 1929 Beautifully enameled watch fob. Original case. 昭和行幸御警記念 - Showa Emperor Visit Security Commemorative 兵庫縣警察部 - Hyogo Prefecture Police Department

Size 28 mm. Obverse Imperial chrysanthemum mon/菊の御紋, kikunogomon/, that is used by the Emperor of Japan. reverse 昭和二十三年三月七日 - March 7, 1948 皇宮警察府開廳記念- Opening of the Imperial Palace Police Station Commemorative

Reverse Osaka Prefect. Policemen in Plain-Clothes 大阪府私服警察官之章 -Osaka Prefecture Police Officer in Plain-Clothes Badge Numbered "1833".

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/4th-national-police-inspectors-1932-general-meeting-commemorative-watch-fob.27985/ Size 70 mm. Weight 210 g. Obverse 武勇 - Bravery 伯爵東郷平八郎書 - Count Togo Heihachiro's writing reverse 昭和五年十月十七日 - October 17, 1930 第二回全國警 - 2nd National Police...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-national-police-inspectors-1930-general-meeting-commemorative-table-medal.27986/ Obverse 武勇 - Bravery 伯爵東郷平八郎書 - Count Togo Heihachiro's writing reverse 昭和七年十月十二日 - October 12, 1932 第四回全國警 - 4th National Police 察官走道大會 - Inspectors General...

Obverse Police emblem reverse 皇太子殿下 - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince 大正十四年 - 1925 行啓記念 - Imperial Visit Commemorative 山形縣 - Yamagata Prefecture Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 皇太子殿下 - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince 行啓- Imperial Visit 記念 - Commemorative 山形縣 -...

Post-war badge from late 1940s/early 1950s. Obverse M.P. for Military Police 大田原 - Ōtawara /a city located in Tochigi Prefecture/

Obvious American influence. 横浜市警察 - Yokohama City Police Numbered 87.

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse Emblem of Yokohama Bōeki Shinpō-sha = Yokohama Trade News Newspaper 警博記念 - Police Expo Commemorative reverse 昭和十年十月 - October 1935 警察大博覽會 - Police Grand Expo 横濱賀易部報社 - Yokohama Trade News Newspaper

1st variation. Obverse 優 - Excellent reverse 東京都警備業協会 - Tokyo Security Service Association Original case. 優良警備員章二級 - Excellent Security Guard Badge of Second Class

Obverse Police emblem reverse 一九五二年十月十五日 - October 15, 1952 保安隊発足記念 - Commemorating the Establishment of the Security [lit. peace preservation] Corps