Merit Badges from Kyoto Branch of Imperial Military Reservist Association/帝国在郷軍人會 京都支部 功労章

1st variation.

Transparent enamel. Badge is silvered.



Reverse

京都支部 - Kyoto Branch

功勞章 - Merit Badge

Original case.

帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association

京都支部 - Kyoto Branch

功勞章 - Merit Badge



Another example with damaged pin.

Another cased example.

 

2nd variation.

Transparent enamel. Central badge is gilded.
Different stamp + mark 純銀 - pure silver.

Size 23×23 mm.
Weight 4.3 g.

Two badges of 2nd variation with original case.

Case lid.

帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association

京都支部 - Kyoto Branch

功勞章 - Merit Badge

 

3rd variation.

Transparent enamel + gilded badge.
Unmarked.

Original case.

 

4th variation.

Transparent enamel + gilded badge.
Unmarked. Different stamp.



Original case with B stamp.

 

5th variation.

1st subvariation.

Opaque enamel + gilded badge.
Unmarked.

Original case with B stamp.

2nd subvariation.

Transparent enamel + gilded badge.
Unmarked.

Another example.

 

Badges with the same design.

Tairitsu Branch Merit Badge /instead of 京都支部 reverse bears 大律支部/ with opaque enamel

Merit Badges from Tairitsu Branch of Imperial Military Reservist Association/帝国在郷軍人會 大律支部 功労章

The badge has the same design as Kyoto branch merit badges https://asiamedals.info/threads/merit-badges-from-kyoto-branch-of-imperial-military-reservist-association.23038/ Reverse 大律支部 - Tairitsu Branch 功勞章 - merit badge

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Aomori Branch Merit Badge /instead of 大律支部 reverse bears 青森支部/ with transparent enamel

 

6th variation.

Red transparent enamel.



Reverse inscription is the same

京都支部 - Kyoto Branch

功勞章 - Merit Badge

 

Merit badges with the same or similar design.

Nara Branch (slightly different geometry of the star)

Nara Branch of Imperial Military Reservist Association Merit Badge/帝国在郷軍人會奈良支部功労章

Merits badges of similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/merit-badges-from-kyoto-branch-of-imperial-military-reservist-association.23038/#post-346294 1st variation "marked pure silver". Marked with small mark "純銀" pure silver. Reverse 奈良支部 - Nara Branch 功勞章 - Merit Badge

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Aomori Branch Merit Badge /instead of 大律支部 reverse bears 青森支部/ with transparent enamel

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Badge from Veterans Association of Tokyo City

Veterans Association of Tokyo City Badge/東京市老兵會章

Not a "pure" Imperial Reservist Association Badge per se but its design completely borrowed from the reservist badges https://asiamedals.info/threads/merit-badges-from-kyoto-branch-of-imperial-military-reservist-association.23038/#post-346294 Obverse 老兵 - Veteran Reverse ?原老兵會?章 -...

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1st variation vs. 2nd variation in original cases.

 

Variant (darker enamel) of 5th variation badge.

 

Badges of Friends of the Military Association with similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/fri...servist-association-emblem.23652/#post-349651

 

Rare photo with Kyoto Branch of Imperial Military Reservist Association merit badge.