Army War College Graduation Badge: History and Original Line Drawings

Formally introduced in August 1887.

Earliest known official description of the badge from August 24, 1895.

Obverse/reverse line drawings from 1912.

 

Badge was abolished (and its wearing was prohibited) by the Ministry of Army on May 1, 1936.

 

Japanese army officers nicknamed these badges 天保銭 - Tenpōsen because of obvious visual connotation with the old coin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenpō_Tsūhō