Manchukuo Soldiers' Relief Association Badges/満州軍人後援会章

Special meritorious supporter member badge.

1st variation.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 43.51 x 31.11 mm.
Weight 17.8 g.

Reverse

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria [Manchukuo] Soldiers' Relief [military personnel support] Association

特功賛助員章 - Special Meritorious Supporter's Badge

Marked 純銀 - pure silver under the screw.


Original case with stamp of Yamagata Motobei workshop, Hiroshima https://asiamedals.info/threads/history-badges-and-labels-of-yamagata-motobei-workshop.21252/

Another cased specimen of 1st variation.
Private collection. Photo courtesy of the owner.

Reverse

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria Soldiers' Relief [military personnel support] Association

特功賛助員章 - Special Meritorious Supporter's Badge

Marked 純銀 - pure silver under the screw.


Original case.

Stamp of Yamagata Motobei workshop, Hiroshima https://asiamedals.info/threads/history-badges-and-labels-of-yamagata-motobei-workshop.21252/

2nd variation.

Well-worn specimen. Gilding from kaoliang inflorescences and stems was completely lost.
Different stamp.

Stamp differences 1st variation vs. 2nd variation.

 

Meritorious supporter member badge.

1st variation.

Reverse

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association

有功賛助員章 - Meritorious Supporter's Badge

Marked 純銀 - pure silver under the screw.

 

2nd variation.

Mark 純銀 - pure silver below the hook.

Original case.

 

3rd variation.

Marked 純銀 - pure silver below the screw.

Original case.

This variation was manufactured by Hiroshima workshop Yamagata Motobei https://asiamedals.info/threads/history-badges-and-labels-of-yamagata-motobei-workshop.21252/

Inside

廣島 - Hiroshima

山縣本店 - Yamagata Head Office/Main Store

 

Another cased specimen of 3rd variation in mint condition.

Reverse.

 

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

Numerous stamp differences.

Obverses.

Reverses.

 

Special supporter member badge.

Black-coloured version of badge.

1st variation.

Reverse

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association

特別賛助員章 - Special Supporter's Badge

Another cased specimen in mint condition.

2nd variation.

Different stamp, color of case iscription and the lodgement.

Inside the label of Hiroshima workshop Yamagata Motobei https://asiamedals.info/threads/history-badges-and-labels-of-yamagata-motobei-workshop.21252/

Stamp differences 1st variation vs. 2nd variation.

 

Bronze-coloured version of the badge.

 

Regular supporter member badge.

Reverse

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association

正賛助員章 - Regular Supporter's Badge

 

Cased specimen in almost mint condition.

These badges were also manufactured by the Yamagata Motobei workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/history-badges-and-labels-of-yamagata-motobei-workshop.21252/

 

Ordinary supporter member badge.

Early badges made in heavy metal and with hot enamel.

Black-coloured version of badge.

Photo courtesy of the owner.

Reverse

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association

普通賛助員章 - Ordinary [Common] Supporter's Badge

 

Bronze-coloured version of the badge.

1st stamp variation.

Another example of 1st stamp variation.

2nd stamp variation.

Cased specimen.

Label of Yamagata Motobei workshop is inside https://asiamedals.info/threads/history-badges-and-labels-of-yamagata-motobei-workshop.21252/

 

Late badges made in aluminum alloy and paint instead of hot enamel.

Original case.

 

Note how different are the fittings of the badges.

Early vs. later badges.

 

I have in my collection very rare document for such late war badge.

Issued on December 27, 1942 to 王海金 - Wáng Hǎijīn.

Well-worn badge (almost all obverse coating is lost).

Supporting Members Certificate. Association membership is listed as Regular Supporting Member. This certificate is given to Wáng Hǎijīn.

Chairman of the Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association Bao Xi.
His personal seal and photo.

President of the Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association Naoki Rintarō.
His personal seal and photo.

Manchukuo Soldiers Relief Association Seal.

 

Another rare document for the normal supporter's badge.
This one was issued on August 1, 1941.

Comparative sizes of the badges.

Reverses.

Normal Supporter's Sadge / Regular Supporter's Sadge / Special Supporter's Badge / Meritorious Supporter's Badge / Special Meritorious Supporter's Badge

 

Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association Door Plaques.

Special meritorious supporter's door plaque.

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association

特功賛助員 - Special Meritorious Supporter

Original case.

特功賛助員 - Special Meritorious Supporter

 

Supporter Member Door Badge.

満州軍人後援會 - Manchuria Soldiers' Relief Association

賛助員之章 - Supporter Member Badge

 

Another example. Photo courtesy of the owner.

 

Quite impressive and the most representative collection of badges and door plaques.
Photo courtesy of the owner.