Badges were made in silver and in gilded silver.
Silver.
Size 20 x 25 mm.
Reverse
歓迎 - Welcome
Silver.
Size 20 x 25 mm.
Reverse
歓迎 - Welcome
1908 Great White Fleet Welcoming Commemorative Badge/米国艦隊歓迎記念白海軍章
All known badges were manufactured by the Miyamoto Shoko https://asiamedals.info/threads/history-marks-and-badges-of-miyamoto-shoko.19512
Another specimen.
1st case variation.
米國艦隊 - U.S. Fleet
歓迎記念 -Welcome Commemorative
白海軍章 - White Fleet Badge
米國艦隊 - U.S. Fleet
歓迎記念 -Welcome Commemorative
白海軍章 - White Fleet Badge
2nd case variation.
Gilded silver.
Another example but this time badge is ungilded.
Gilded silver.
Another example but this time badge is ungilded.
Another cased specimen in silver.
Gilded badges of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral John Addison Baxter Smith (1843-1918) https://asiamedals.info/threads/com...-of-u-s-fleet-to-yokohama-october-1908.24989/
Couple of badges with more than curious fate.
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1908 Great White Fleet Welcoming Commemorative Badge, Admiral Marc Mitscher and Doolittle Raid
One hell of a destiny for a badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/1908-great-white-fleet-welcoming-commemorative-badge.15220/ "Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle accepts a medal from the skipper of the USS Hornet, Capt. Marc A. Mitscher. The medal, once given to a U.S. Navy officer by the Japanese...
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Cased gilded version of the badge.
Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Silvered vs. gilded badge.
Private collection. Photo courtesy of the owner.
Private collection. Photo courtesy of the owner.