China Incident Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/支那事変記念章

Obverse

支那事變記念 - China Incident Commemorative

reverse

昭和十二年 - 1937

 

Watch fob with interesting mark "K in circle".
Width 25 mm.

Could be a mark of Naigai workshop

https://asiamedals.info/threads/produkcija-i-klejma-tokijskoj-masterskoj-naigai.21286/

Reverse reads

支那事変出動記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

+


2597 = 1937

 

Unusual design.

Obverse

祝南京陥落 - Fall of Nanking Celebration

reverse

mark 土 in circle

+

十一屋 - 11th shop/Juichiya

 

Obverse

支那事変出動記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

reverse

鎌田部隊 - Kamada Unit

將校團 - commissioned officer association

 

Interesting watch fob with two variants of attachment.



Obverse

聖戦 - Holy war

reverse

贈 - Gift

北支出征記念 - North China Dispatch Commemorative

浅田隊 浅田一郎 - Asada Corps, Ichiro Asada

 

Obverse

北支出動記念 - North China Dispatch Commemorative

Reverse

昭和十二年十一月 - November 1937

十川部隊 - Togawa troops

村五部隊 - Murago troops

 

1st type.

1st variation (without reverse signature).

27.5 mm

Obverse

支那事変 - China Incident

Reverse

東洋平和之礎 - Cornerstone of Peace in the East /Orient/


2nd variation (with signature).

Different stamp with different obverse inscription instead of 支那事変/China Incident we see 日支事変/Japan-China Incident.
Reverse signed T. Yamada.

Subvariation of 2nd variation (by coating + different orientation of the eyelet).

Size 27 mm.

Watch fobs of a similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/193...icipation-commemorative-watch-fob-1934.23560/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/193...n-company-commemorative-watch-fob-1935.29211/.



2nd type.

Watch fob of 1942 National Defense Sports Training Tournament with almost identical design of obverse https://asiamedals.info/threads/194...ent-tokyo-nichinichi-shimbun-watch-fob.25853/

 

Obverse

2597 = 1937

reverse

支那事変出動記念章 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative Badge

昭和十二年 - 1937

自七月 - since July

至十二月 - until December

旅 - march

 

Rare enameled badge.




北支出征記念 - North China Dispatch Commemorative


田中隊 - Tanaka Corps

 

Obverse

19th [Destroyer Division]

支那事変記念 - China Incident Commemorative

2597 = 1937

Reverse

支那事変記念 - China Incident Commemorative

第十九駆逐隊 - 19th Destroyer Division (IJN 2nd Fleet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Fleet_(Imperial_Japanese_Navy) https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/第二水雷戦隊)

昭和十二年 - 1937

Between December 1, 1936 and December 15, 1938 19th division consisted of four destroyers: Isonami, Uranami, Shikinami and Ayanami.

Japanese destroyer Uranami (1928) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Japanese destroyer Isonami (1927) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Japanese destroyer Shikinami (1929) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Japanese destroyer Ayanami (1929) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

Reverse

支那事変 - China Incident

歡送記念 - Send Off Commemorative

昭和十二年七月十二日 - July 12, 1937

上福島 - Kamifukushima

実業青年團 - Businessman Youth League (about Youth League https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-of-youth-group-youth-league-seinen-dan.14553)

 

昭和十二年 - 1937

北支出動記念 - North China Dispatch Commemorative

鈴大伴部隊 - Sudzuo Unit

木生部隊 - Kiyo Unit

 

Reverse

山田部隊 - Yamada unit

支那事変従軍記念 - China Incident Service Commemorative

半田部隊 - Handa unit

 

Obverse

若林部隊 - Wakabayashi unit

Reverse

昭和十三年 - 1938
昭和十四年 - 1939
昭和十五年 - 1940

参加 - participation

支那事変 - China Incident

記念 - commemoration

 

Reverse

東亜建設 - East Asia Construction

二六〇ー・九・一 - September 1, 1941

大石隊百勝戦記念 - Ever-victorious Oishi Corps Commemoration (百勝戦 from 百戦百勝 - ever-victorious, many successful campaigns, invincibility)

於山西省介休 - in Jiexiu, Shanxi Province

Jiexiu - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

Obverse

八紘一宇 - Eight Corners of the Earth [united] Under a Single Roof

八紘一宇 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

en.wiktionary.org

Reverse

支那事変 - China Incident

北支派遣 - North China Dispatch

大島部隊 - Oshima Unit

皇紀二千六百一年 - Imperial era year 2601 = 1941

 

Obverse

支那事変出動記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

Reverse

皇紀2600百 - 2600 Imperial Year = 1940

八村隊 - Hachimura Corps

 

Enamelled badge of unusual design.



Obverse

皆勤章 - Perfect Attendance Badge

昭和十二年七月 - July 1937

支那事変出征記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

Reverse engraved

永田部隊 - Nagata Unit

大滝隊 - Otaki Corps

 

Obverse

誠- Sincerity

Reverse

支那事変記念 - China Incident Commemorative

八村上隊 - Yamura Corps (below this column not a "David Star" but Kagome crest or Kagome mon. Its presence believed to ward-away evil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagome_crest)

草むす屍 - Dead Body Covered in Grass /see https://asiamedals.info/threads/193...raduation-commemorative-watch-fob-1939.29000/ /.

 

Obverse

功烈不朽 - Immortal Merits/Meritorious Service


Reverse

支那事変記念 - China Incident Commemorative

騎兵第十八聯隊 - 18th Cavalry Regiment