1905 Japan Seafarers Relief Association Prince Arisugawa Takehito Commemorative Watch Fob/1905年日本海員掖濟会三重支部御真影奉我紀念章

Quite rare watch fob from personal collection.

Obverse

有栖川威仁親王殿下 - His Highness Imperial Prince Arisugawa Takehito

Prince Arisugawa Takehito /有栖川宮威仁親王, Arisugawa-no-miya Takehito-Shinnō, January 13, 1862 – July 5, 1913/ was the 10th head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Promoted to full admiral on June 28, 1905, Meiji awarded prince with the 3rd class Order of the Golden Kite for his service during the Russo-Japanese War. He visited Europe again in 1905, when he and his wife represented the Emperor at the wedding of the German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882–1951) to Duchess Cecile of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.​

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/imp...japanese-war-commemorative-table-medal.25076/

Reverse

日本海員掖濟會 - Japan Seafarers Relief Association

三重支部 - Mie [prefecture] Branch

御真影奉我 - Goshinei [imperial portrait] Devotion

紀念章 - Commemorative Badge/Medal

明治三十八年十日 - October 1905

Association emblem.

 

Original case.

紀念- Commemorative

Badges were manufactured by Suzuki Umekichi workshop (later known as Imperial Medal Company/帝國徽章商會).

Original informational leaflet regarding "Engraved Imperial Portrait [medal] /御眞影彫刻「メダル」ニ就ア"
Each prefectural branch of the association was permitted to distribute this watch fob to its members.