Military Affairs Merit Badges from Navy Ministry/海軍省軍事功労章

Badge was introduced on October 3, 1935

Original description and line drawings.

 

1st variation.




Obverse

軍事功労章 - military affairs merit badge

Reverse

海軍省 - Navy Ministry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Navy_(Japan)

Marked

純銀 - pure silver



Original case.



Another example of 1st variation badge.

 

2nd variation (different stamp + different form of catching hook).



Marked 純銀 - pure silver.



The easiest way to differentiate between two variations is by using obverse.

Another example of 2nd variation.

 

2nd variation in original case.

 

Uncased 2nd variation badge.

Size 26 mm.

 

Cased badge of 1st variation.

 

Cased badge of 1st variation.

 

Cased badge of 1st variation in mint condition.