Some two decades after Japan took control of Taiwan, it held a Taiwan Industrial Exhibition from April 10 to May 15, 1916 to show off the results of twenty years of colonial rule in Taiwan. It also enabled them to sell commercial and agricultural products from Taiwan (as well as from Japan and Korea) and to reward the agricultural, forestry, and fishing industries that assisted with it. Indeed, it was an island-wide effort. The opening ceremony was held on April 18 at the Kodama Memorial Hall (now the National Taiwan Museum). Over three thousand officials and gentry from around Taiwan were in attendance.
1916 Taiwan Industry Promotion Exhibition Medals/台湾勧業共進会牌
Gold medal.
Size 60 mm.
Weight 113 g.
Medals were designed /and signed on obverse "S.Hata"/ by Japanese sculptor Shokichi Hata (畑 正吉, Hata Shōkichi, 12 February 1882, Takaoka, Toyama – 24 June 1966, Mitaka, Tokyo).
Obverse
reverse
大正五年 - 1916
臺灣勸業共進會 - Taiwan Industry Promotion Exhibition
Marked on the edge with Shokosha workshop mark 尚工舎製 - made by Shokosha https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-medals-made-by-shokosha-workshop-osaka.21717
Original case.
金牌 - Gold Medal
Size 60 mm.
Weight 113 g.
Medals were designed /and signed on obverse "S.Hata"/ by Japanese sculptor Shokichi Hata (畑 正吉, Hata Shōkichi, 12 February 1882, Takaoka, Toyama – 24 June 1966, Mitaka, Tokyo).
Obverse
reverse
大正五年 - 1916
臺灣勸業共進會 - Taiwan Industry Promotion Exhibition
Marked on the edge with Shokosha workshop mark 尚工舎製 - made by Shokosha https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-medals-made-by-shokosha-workshop-osaka.21717
Original case.
金牌 - Gold Medal
Bronze medal.
Size 60 mm.
Thickness 4.6 mm.
Weight 112 g.
Edge marked 尚工舎製 - made by Shokosha.
Original case.
銅牌 - Bronze Medal
Size 60 mm.
Thickness 4.6 mm.
Weight 112 g.
Edge marked 尚工舎製 - made by Shokosha.
Original case.
銅牌 - Bronze Medal