korean badge

Obverse 皇軍 - Imperial Army reverse 朝鮮軍師團 - Korean Army Divisional 特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers 参加章 - Participation Badge 昭和十年度 - 1935 Stamped and engraved 野砲二五 - 25th Field Artillery [Regiment]

Interesting badge. Obverse 朝鮮機械製作所 - Chosŏn Machine Works Personal number "1548” 養 - Support 仁川工場 - Inchon Factory The Chosŏn Machine Works was Korea's first large-scale machine factory. The Inchon factory was established in June 1937, and the head office was located in Gyeongseong...

Reverse 朝鮮大日中學校 - Korean Dainichi /Buddist/ Junior High School 野球部 - Baseball Club Watch fob was manufactured by Asahi Medal Works https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-manufactured-by-asahi-medal-works-tokyo-asahi.21789/

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 自治顯功 = 自治顕功 - Self-government Distinguished Service [Merit] reverse 自治顯功 - Self-government Distinguished Service Badge 朝鮮総督府 - Korean Governor-General's Office

Obverse Emblem of 1930 Chōsen Government Railway 效績章 - Achievement Badge reverse 昭和五年十一月十二日 - November 12, 1930 朝鮮總督府 - Office of the Governor-General of Korea

Watch fob with a same design of obverse https://asiamedals.info/threads/suppression-of-taiwan-barbarians-commemorative-watch-fob.27521/ Obverse 振武 = 神武 /Shinbu/ - "military might" or, in the narrow sense, "sublime martial moral power". The idea of shinbu embraces physical, spiritual and...

1940 watch fob. Obverse 訓 for 訓練所 - Training Center reverse 陸軍兵志願者訓練所第五回修了記念 - Army Soldiers Training Center 5th Graduation Commemorative 贈 - Gift 京城府陸軍 - Keijo (Seoul) Army 兵志願者後援會 - Volunteers Supporter's Association 2600 - 1940

Obverse Chosen Railway Logo reverse 醴泉安東間 - Section [of Railway Line] Between Yecheon and Andong 建設記念 - Construction Commemorative

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Obverse 朝鮮総督 - Governor-General of Korea 賞 -Award reverse 朝鮮専門学校 - Korean Vocational/Technical School 体育聯盟 - Athletic Federation Stamped 2594 = 1934

1936. Obverse Post office emblem https://asiamedals.info/forums/ministry-of-communications-post-office-badges.632/ 勤績 - Attendance/Long Service reverse 昭和十一年十月一日 - October 1, 1936 (date engraved) 勤績章 - Attendance Badge 朝鮮總督府 - Governor-General of Korea Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

See https://asiamedals.info/forums/butoku-kai-and-other-martial-arts-associations.743/ 1st variation. Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 大日本武徳會 - Dai Nippon Butoku Kai 朝鮮地方本部 - Korea Regional Headquarters

Attribution of this badge is presumed. Exact name (and purpose) is unknown for today. Silver, enamel. Size 34.8 х 32.7 mm. Circa 1919-1921. Marked with St.Petersburg assay office hallmark that was used between 1908 and 1927. Smaller silver hallmark and (the most interesting one) "hammer...

Obverse Emblem of Kyushu Nippo newspaper with 九 in center for 九州 - Kyushu. 朝鮮 - Chōsen /Korea/ 金剛山探勝會員章 - Mount Kumgang /Diamond Mountain/ Sightseeing Association Member Badge 九州日報社主催 - Sponsored by Kyushu Nippo /see also...

Reverse 陸軍特別志願兵合格章 - Army Special Volunteer Passed [the exam and entered the volunteer training program] Badge 國民精柮終動員 - National Spiritual Mobilization Movement https://asiamedals.info/forums/national-spiritual-mobilization-movement-badges.724/ 朝鮮聯盟 - Korean Union/League/Federation

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1930-chosen-manetsu-railways-travel-commemorative-badge.25241/ Obverse Emblems of Manetsu (South Manchuria Railway) and Chosen (Korean) Government Railway. 鮮満現察團 - Chosen-Manetsu Railways Visiting Group reverse 鮮満案内所 - Chosen-Manetsu Information...