Good Attendance Commendation Badge from Tokyo Railway Bureau/東京鉄道局精勤表彰章

1st variation.




Obverse

頌 - Praise; Eulogy

reverse

精勤表彰 - Good Attendance Commendation

東京鉄道局 - Tokyo Railway Bureau

 

Original Case

 

Outer cardboard case.

 

All known badges were manufactured by the Gyokuhō workshop in Tokyo.

Another cased badge of 1st variation.

東京 - Tokyo 玉寶堂謹製 - made by Gyokuhō

 

2nd variation.

Minor stamp and enamel differences.

Original case.

東京 - Tokyo

玉寶堂 - Gyokuhō

 

3rd variation.

Different stamp.

Original case.

東京 - Tokyo

玉寶堂 - Gyokuhō

 

Easiest way to differentiate between variation is by using form of kanji 頌/Praise/ and its intersections with railway wheel.

1st variation / 2nd variation / 3rd variation.