"Died for his Country" Badges from Hokkaido Government/北海道庁殉国章

Badges were manufactured by two workshops: Oki Medal Company in Tokyo https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-made-by-oki-medal-company.23339/ and Sapporo Medal Company https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-made-by-sapporo-medal-company-medaru.26817/

Type 1 China Incident Badges

1st variation made by Oki Medal Company.


Silver, gilt.
Size 33.5 x 48 mm.

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支那事変殉國章 - China Incident Dying for the Country Badge

北海道廳 - Hokkaido Government

Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

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Original case.

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Inside

支那事変殉國章 - China Incident Dying for the Country Badge

北海道廳 - Hokkaido Government

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Full set with original outer cardboard case and advertising insert of Oki workshop.

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沖徽章商会 - Oki Medal Company

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1st variation of mark 純銀 - pure silver.

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Oki-made Badge with second known variation of mark 純銀 /pure silver/.

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1st mark variation vs. 2nd mark variation.

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Case.

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Three Oki-made badges with 2nd mark variation.

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2nd variation made by Sapporo Medal Company.

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Mark 純銀 - pure silver.

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Original case.

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Another example.

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Mark.

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Case.

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Outer case.

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Case of different color with Sapporo Medal Company label.

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Label of Sapporo Medal Company.

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Stamp differences.

Oki Medal Company vs. Sapporo Medal Company

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Type 2 Great East Asia War Badges

1st variation made in pure silver by Sapporo Medal Company.

Early war badge.


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Cardboard outer case and inside the case

大東亜戦争殉國章 - Great East Asia War Dying for the Country Badge

北海道廳 - Hokkaido Government

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大東亜戦争殉國章 - Great East Asia War Dying for the Country Badge

北海道廳 - Hokkaido Government

Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

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Another example.

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Label of Sapporo Medal Company.

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2nd variation late war badge.

The exact manufacturers of late war badges are not known for today. Stamps has differences from the early war silver badge made by Sapporo Medal Company.
Badges were manufactured in light metal alloy and have overall poor quality. Badges were packed in simple paulownia cases (several lodgment variations are also known).

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Original case.

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大東亜戦争殉國章  Great  East Asia War Dying for the Country Badge.jpg


Another example.

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Suspension (note how unstable is the quality when compared to the previous specimen).

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大東亜戦争殉國章   Great East Asia War Dying for the Country Badge.jpg


Case.

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3rd variation late war badge.

Stamp (or even more likely same сasting mould) and case differences.

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Original case.

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Same badge variation. Case has a lodgment of different color.

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Typical feature of these badges.

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Original case.

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Probably the worst quality 3rd variation late war "Died for his Country" Hokkaido Government badge that I have in my collection.

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Impressive quality of "lodgment".

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Badge.

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1 variation vs. 2nd variation vs. 3rd variation


Obverses.

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Reverses.

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