1940 All Japan Military Horse Protection Large Horse Relay Race Commemorative Badges/紀元二千六百年奉祝全日本軍用保護馬継走大騎乗馬政局記念章

Type 1.

Suspension

紀元二千六百年奉祝 - 2600th [anniversary of the founding of the Empire] Celebration

Obverse signed by 実三の - Jitsuzō's for famous Japanese sculptor and designer Hinago Jitsuzou (日名子実三, 1892-1945) who also designed 1939 China Incident and 1944 Great East Asia War medals. His other works https://asiamedals.info/threads/diligent-labor-badges-a-k-a-industrial-warrior-golden-kite-no.26788 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/193...xhibition-kyushu-branch-watch-fob-1935.27423/​

reverse

全日本 - All Japan
軍用保護馬 - Military Horse Protection
継走大騎乗 - Large Horse Relay Race

馬政局 - Baseikyoku /Agency of Equine Affairs a.k.a. Horse Government Bureau/

主催 - Organized/Sponsored by

日本競馬會 - Japan Horse Racing Association
帝國馬匹協會 - Imperial Horse Association
大日本騎道會 - Great Japan Horsemen Association
軍用保護馬鍛錬中央會 - Military Horse Protection Training Center
大阪毎日新聞社 - Osaka Mainichi Newspaper Company
東京日日新聞社 - Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun

 

Participant /参與/ ribbons.

Cased specimen.

紀元二千六百年奉祝 - 2600th [anniversary of the founding of the Empire] Celebration

全日本軍用保護馬 - All Japan Military Horse Protection

繼走大騎乗役員章 - Large Horse Relay Race Official's Badge

Ribbon inscription reads

参與 - Participant

 

Second variation of 参與/Participant ribbon.

 

Advisor /顧問/ ribbon.

顧問 - Advisor

 

2nd type.

Different stamp and reverse inscription.

Suspension

紀元二千六百年奉祝 - 2600th [anniversary of the founding of the Empire] Celebration

Obverse signed by 実三の - Jitsuzō's

reverse

全日本 - All Japan
軍用保護馬 - Military Horse Protection
継走大騎乗 - Large Horse Relay Race
應援騎乗記念 - Horse Riding Relief/Support Commemorative
茨城縣支部 - Ibaraki Prefecture Branch