See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1936-koishikawa-ward-air-defense-corps-merit-badge-1936.25954/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/koi...-anniversary-commemorative-merit-badge.29314/.
Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Obverse
功勞 - Merit
reverse
贈呈 - [Presented as a] Gift
昭和拾ー年参月 - March 1936
小石川區防護團 - Koishikawa Ward (Bunkyo, Tokyo) Air Defense Corps
This oversized badge has diameter more than 50 mm.
Comparative size (vs. 16 mm 1 sen coin).
Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.
Obverse
功勞 - Merit
reverse
贈呈 - [Presented as a] Gift
昭和拾ー年参月 - March 1936
小石川區防護團 - Koishikawa Ward (Bunkyo, Tokyo) Air Defense Corps
This oversized badge has diameter more than 50 mm.
Comparative size (vs. 16 mm 1 sen coin).