Commemorative Watch Fob for Suppression [of Guerrillas] in Rehe Province/第七師団 熱河討伐記念章

Obverse

熱河討伐記念 - Rehe Subjugation/Suppression Memorial

Rehe province is located in today’s Hebei (河北) province.

Rehe Province - Wikipedia

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reverse

康徳元年 - 1st year of Kangde era = 1934

2594 = 1934

第七師團 - 7th Division

 

Obverse design was partly borrowed by this China Incident watch fob from 1937

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

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Another watch fob of 7th division.



Obverse

功烈不朽 - Immortal Meritorious Service

reverse

第七師團 - 7th Division

匪賊討伐 - Subjugation/Suppression of the Bandits

記念 - Commemoration

Size.

 

Another watch fobS that uses the same design of obverse

Manchurian Incident Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/満州事変記念章

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/stationing-in-manchuria-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs.26091/#post-356936 Reverse 皇紀二五九二年 - 1932 日支事変凱旋記念 - Japan-China Incident (instead of typical "Manchurian Incident") Triumphal Return Commemorative 歩兵第十五聯隊 - 15th Infantry Regiment...

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Commemorative Watch Fob for Suppression of Bandits by 20th Field Artillery Regiment/野砲兵第二十聯隊 匪賊討伐記念章

Another watch fob that is using this very same design. For the other two see https://asiamedals.info/threads/commemorative-watch-fob-for-suppression-of-guerrillas-in-rehe-province.23216/#post-346957 and...

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