Merit Badges from Tokyo Self-Government Appreciation Conferences/東京市 功勞自治感謝之會章

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/8th...officer-award-commemorative-badge-1942.25240/

1934 badge.

Obverse

自治 - Self-Government

Reverse

第二回功勞自治感謝之會 - 2ndSelf-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

Original case.

第二回功勞自治感謝之會 - 2nd Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

Badge was made by Kiriya Medals workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-made-by-kiriya-medal-workshop.24755/

 

1935 badge.

Obverse

自治 - Self-Government

Reverse

第三回功勞自治感謝之會 - 3rd Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

Original case.

第三回功勞自治感謝之會 - 3rd Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

1935 badges were manufactured by Empire of Japan Medals [ex Suzuki] workshop /日本帝國徽章商會/.

 

1936 badge.

Obverse

Stylized 自治 - Self-Government

reverse

第四回功勞自治感謝之會 - 4th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

 

Original case.

 

1935 badge with a different ribbon.

1936 badges were manufactured by Empire of Japan Medals [ex Suzuki] workshop /日本帝國徽章商會/.

 

1937 badge.

Obverse

Stylized 自治 - Self-Government in the center

reverse

第五回功勞自治感謝之會 - 5th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

Original case.

 

1938 badge.

The ribbon is a later replacement.

Reverse

第六回功勞自治感謝之會 - 6th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

Original case.

 

1939 badge.

The first badge with the actual data on reverse.

第七回功勞自治感謝之會 - 7th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

昭和十四年十月 - October 1939

 

Akiba workshop advertising published on September 29, 1939 https://asiamedals.info/threads/bad...y-akiba-medals-tokyo-akiba.21820/#post-333506

 

Original case.

Akiba workshop label.

 

1940 badge.

第八回功勞自治感謝之會 - 8th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

紀元二千六百年十月 - October 1940

 

Another advertisment of Akiba workshop.
This time from 1940 https://asiamedals.info/showthread.php?p=333391#post333391

 

Original case.



Color variant of lodgement (and advertising flyer from Akiba workshop).

 

1941 badge.




第九回功勞自治感謝之會 - 9th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

紀元二千六百一年十月 - October 1941

 

1942 badge.

第拾回功勞自治感謝之會 - 10th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

紀元二千六百二年十月 - October 1942

Original case.

Naturally these later badges were also アキバ謹製 - made by Akiba.

Workshop label.

 

1943.

Drastic deterioration of quality.

第拾壹回功勞自治感謝之會 - 10th Self-Government Appreciation of Meritorious Service Conference

東京市 - Tokyo City

紀元二千六百三年十月 - October 1943

Original case.

 

Another example of 1943 cased badge.