russo-japanese war commemorative badge

1st type. 日本海海戦 - Battle of Tsushima 大捷 - Great Victory 紀念 - Commemorative 明治三十八年六月四日 - June 4, 1905

Unmarked silver (pins in metal). Overall length about 54 mm.

Obverse 祝凱旋 - Triumphal Return Celebration reverse 三十七八年戦役 - 1904-05 War 玖珂郡尚武會 - Kuga District Shōbu-kai [Warlike/Military Spirit Association] 同町村尚武會支部 - Towns and Villages Branches of Shōbu-kai Association Original case. 凱旋祝賀 - Triumphal Return Celebration 記念章 - Commemorative Badge...

Obverse 皇國ノ興廃此ノ一戦ニ在リ- "The Empire's Fate Depends on the Result of this Battle" (At the Battle of Tsushima on May 27, 1905, Admiral Tōgō raised a Z flag on his flagship Mikasa. By prearrangement, this flag flown alone meant, "The Empire's Fate Depends on the Result of this Battle".) Marked...

30th Anniversary of Tsushima Battle "Z-Flag" Watch Fob https://asiamedals.info/threads/z-flag-30th-anniversary-of-tsushima-battle-commemorative-watch-fob.24710/ Obverse Z flag that admiral Heiachiro Togo hoisted aboard his flagship Mikasa immediately before engaging Admiral Rozhestvensky's...

35th Anniversary of Tsushima Battle "Z-Flag" Watch Fob https://asiamedals.info/threads/z-flag-35th-anniversary-of-tsushima-battle-commemorative-watch-fob.24711/ Obverse Z flag that admiral Heiachiro Togo hoisted aboard his flagship Mikasa immediately before engaging Admiral Rozhestvensky's...

Photo courtesy of the owner. Height 27.5 mm. Width 24.1 mm. Weight 7.6 g. Obverse 肉弾 /Nikudan/ Human Bullet After the Russo–Japanese war (1904–05), Tadayoshi Sakurai (1879–1965), an army lieutenant, wrote a war literature Nikudan (Human Bullets): the record of the battle of Port Arther...

Obverse 祝凱旋 - Celebration of Triumphal Return reverse 日本橋區 - Nihonbashi Ward In the center Tokyo city emblem. 凱旋祝損會 - Triumphal Return Celebration Association

1st type. Inside the Shell 征露記念 - Attacking [Conquer; Subjugate] Russia

Almost all enamel from cross is lost. 征露記念 - Attacking [Conquer; Subjugate] Russia 日本赤十字社章 - Japanese Red Cross Society Badge Engraved inside 日本赤十字社 - Japanese Red Cross Society

https://asiamedals.info/threads/red-cross-russia-conquest-commemorative-pendant-pendanto.26056/

1st type 1st variation (loop fastening). 旅順占領記念 - Lushun /Port Arthur/ Capturing Commemorative Original paper wrapper. 旅順占領記念章 - Port Arthur Capturing Commemorative Badge 天賞堂謹製 - Made by Tenshodo (see also...

Interesting advertising from 1905. 宮川塲徽章部 - Miyagawa Medal Department 戦争記念在品雛形 - War Commemorative In-Stock Items

Reverse 旅順没落記念 - Lushun /Port Arthur/ Fall Commemorative Badge 明治三十七年 - 1904 Details.

Obverse 日露戦争紀念 - Russo-Japanese War Commemorative reverse 富山県 - Toyama Prefecture 軍人奖勵會員之章 - Soldiers Encouragement and Reward Association Membership Badge Original case. 富山県 - Toyama Prefecture 軍人奖勵會員之章 - Soldiers Encourage and Reward Association Membership Badge

Two designs of such watch fobs are known today. 1st design. See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/russo-japanese-war-victory-commemorative-watch-fob-with-marks-star-and-crescent-and-n-inside-rhombus.27108/ Obverse 戰捷記念 - Victory Commemorative 明治丗七年 - 1904

Obverse 日露海戦 - Russo-Japanese Naval Battle (i.e. Tsushima Battle) 歴戦記念 - Long Military Service reverse 昭和十年 - 1935 第三十回 - 30th 海軍記念日 - Navy Day (In the Empire of Japan, Navy Anniversary Day/海軍記念日/Kaigun Kinen'bi was celebrated on May 27 from 1906 until 1945. It was established in...

Obverse 凱旋記念 - Triumphal Return Commemorative reverse 明治三十七八年 戦役 - 1904-05 Military Campaign