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

Commemorative Watch Fob from Changchun Branch of Imperial Military Reservist Association

Manchurian Incident Commemorative Watch Fob from Changchun Branch of Association/長春分會 帝国在郷軍人會 満洲事變記念章

Obverse 義勇 - Loyalty and Courage reverse 満洲事變記念 - Manchurian Incident Commemorative 帝国在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 長春分會 - Changchun Branch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changchun 昭和六年 - 1931 Size and weight.

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Reverse

満洲事変 - Manchurian Incident

記念 - Commemorative

 

Shanghai Incident commemorative watch fob with the same design of obverse https://asiamedals.info/threads/sha...tive-badges-and-watch-fobs.18849/#post-363155



Reverse

満洲事変出征記念 - Manchurian Incident Dispatch Commemorative

歩兵第四十聯隊 - 40th Infantry Regiment

Original case.




Inscriptions on the lid and reverse are the same.



Rubber stamp.



Another cased example.

 

Same design - different coating and reverse insciption.



Reverse

昭和六年・昭和七年 - 1931・ 1932

満洲 - Manchuria

出征記念 - Dispatch Commemorative

 

Obverse

満洲派遣記念章 - Manchurian Dispatch Commemorative Badge

Reverse

至誠 - Sincerity; Devotion

贈 - Gift

歩第六.第七中隊會 - 6th Infantry Regiment, 7th Company Association

章昭和十年 - 1935

Original case.

満洲派遣記念章 - Manchurian Dispatch Commemorative Badge

Another cased specimen.
Photo courtesy of the owner.

Silver.
Size 38 x 27.3 mm.
Thickness 3 mm.
Weight 17.7g.

Thanks to the label inside the case

we know who manufactured this badge.

Kinkodo workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-marks-and-labels-of-kinkodo-medals-co.22613/

 

Obverse

満洲派遣記念 - Manchurian Dispatch Commemorative

reverse

寄贈 - presentation/gift

歩兵第六連隊第一中隊会 - 6th Infantry Regiment 1st Company


Original case.

Made by Akiba workshop

Badges of Akiba Medal, Tokyo/アキバ徽章

One of the oldest tokyo badge manufacturers is still active today http://www.akibakisyo.co.jp/ https://asiamedals.info/showthread.php?p=182039#post182039

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Obverse

凱旋記念 - Triumphal Return Commemorative


reverse

昭和七八年 満州事變 - 1932・1933 Manchurian Incident

騎兵第一旅團 - 1st Cavalry Brigade

 

昭和七年十二月 - December 1932

満洲事変出勤記念 - Manchurian Incident Service Commemorative

東京中野町寄贈 - Gift from Nakano Town, Tokyo

 

昭和六年十一月 - November 1931

満洲出勤記念 - Manchuria Service Commemorative

関電有線小隊 - Signal Platoon [関電 - electrode +有線 - communicate by wire ]

Case.

 

1st variation.



Obverse

満洲事変出征記念章 - Manchurian Incident Dispatch Commemorative Badge

reverse

昭和六・七年 - 1931・1932


2nd variation.

Different stamps of the suspension.

Comparison.

 

In pure silver.

Obverse

皇道 - the Imperial Way; the benevolent Imperial rule

reverse

野砲七ノ四 - 7th Field Artillery Regiment

満州事変記念 - Manchurian Incident Commemorative

 

Obverse

第十五師団 - 15th Division

満州駐屯記念 - Manchuria Stationing Commemorative

 

Photo courtesy of the owner.

Obverse

功 - Merit

revers

満州事変参加記念 - Manchurian Incident Participation Commemorative

騎壹旅 - 1st Cavalry Brigade

機関銃中隊 - Machine Gun Company

 

Obverse

満洲事變凱旋記念 - Manchurian Incident Triumphal Return Commemorative


Reverse

日本赤十字社新得支部 - Japanese Red Cross Society

帝国在郷軍人會新得支部 - Imperial Military Reservist Association Shintoku branch

In the center

昭和八年 - 1933


Original case.

贈 - Gift

+ names of two associations.

 

Commemorative watch fob of 2nd anniversary of Manchurian incident /see also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1936-andong-province-chamber-of-commerce-diligence-award-watch-fob.28152/ /.

1st variation (manufactured by Nakatani Watch Shop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-made-by-nakatani-watch-shop-mukden-hsinking-osaka.22711/)



Reverse

関東軍 - Kwantung Army

満州事變二周年記念 - 2nd Anniversary of Manchurian Incident Commemorative

皇紀二千五百九十三年 = 2593 = 1933

九月十八日 - September 18

Original case.






Label reads 中谷時計店 - Nakatani Watch Shop

 

2nd variation (manufactured by Mori Yoko workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-labels-and-marks-of-mori-yoko-workshop.20422/)

Size 27.5 mm.
Weight 10 g.



Original case.





Label reads 森洋行謹製 - made by Mori Yoko

 

The most notable differenсes between stamps.

Nakatani vs. Mori Yoko

Even the case incriptions are slightly different.

Nakatani vs. Mori Yoko

Cases with Nakatani badges inside uses 二/2 while cases with Mori Yoko labels uses old style kanji for 貳/2.
Also Nakatani cases have additional kanji 記念章/commemorative badge while Mori Yoko case has only two 記念/commemorative.

Watch fob of 2nd variation (Nakatani) in case typical for the 1st variation (Mori Yoko).

 

3rd variation.

Daduchuan Garrison Jilin Province Service Commemorative Watch Fob/満洲吉林省間鳥 大肚川守備隊章

Watch fob uses design of 2nd anniversary of Manchurian incident badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/manchurian-incident-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs.23177/page-2#post-347047 28 mm. Reverse 満洲吉林省間鳥 - Manchuria Jilin Province Matori About Jilin Province...

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4th variation.

1937 Katano Unit Bandits Subjugation Commemorative Watch Fob/昭和十二年片野部隊討伐紀念章

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/katano-unit-manchukuo-service-commemorative-watch-fob.27875/ Reverse 昭和十二年 - 1937 討伐紀念 - [Bandits] Subjugation/Suppression Commemorative 片野部隊 - Katano Unit

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Kwantung Army Command Memorial Service commemorative watch fob.

1st variation.

Size 42×26 mm.
Weight 13.32 g.




Obverse

慰霊 - Memorial Service; Comfort the Spirit (of the dead)

reverse

昭和八年四月廿七日 - April 27, 1933

関東軍司令部 - Kwantung Army Command

満州國・新京 - Manchukuo・ Hsinking


2nd variation (made by Mori Yoko).

Different stamp.




1st variation vs. 2nd variation

Original case.

Lid inscription reads

満州事變 - Manchurian Incident

慰霊大祭 - Memorial Service

記念 - Commemorative




Made by Mori Yoko workshop in Mukden/Dalian.

Label reads 森洋行謹製 - made by Mori Yoko https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-labels-and-marks-of-mori-yoko-workshop.20422/

 

Round shape Manchuria Dispatch Commemorative Watch Fobs.

1st type.

1st variation.

Obverse

満洲派遣 - Manchuria Dispatch

従軍記念章 - Military Service [taking part in a campaign] Commemorative Badge

reverse

September 18, 1931 - Manchuria Incident Outbreak

March 1, 1932 - Manchukuo Foundation

May 30, 1933 - Japan-China Cease-Fire Agreement

2nd variation.

Different stamp and shorter inscription on reverse.

Size 30 mm.