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The size of this badge is really enormous (at least for japanese badges)

Width 70 mm

Height 65 mm

Ok.

What we have here is 4th graduation class of Air Signal School.

1941

Some additional info about this programme can be found in this wiki article

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/少年飛行兵

Shōnen Hikōhei

Army's youth fight enlisted trainee programme, a.k.a. "boy pilots"

A short info about this programme from

Another example of ribbon bar with "Rehabilitation" in it

Or something like Oka school in Kyoto 岡中学校 ?

http://cms.edu.city.kyoto.jp/weblog/index.php?id=204309

岡 – the first character of the city name.

Could be

a) Fukuoka 福岡

b) Shizuoka 静岡

;)

Don't forget about one year anniversary of this thread

Attempt # 4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Manchukuo-Order-of-the-Auspicious-Clouds-/151211508526?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2334e8832e

Another example, but this time only obverse

http://www.bibliotekar.ru/rusOrden/39.htm

P.S. This is how the real one looks like

http://awards-su.com/index/datafile2/otltadj.htm

This is not Tajik SSR award per se.

More like Tajik ASSR

It was established by Tajik Autonomous Republic in the structure of Uzbek SSR in 1925 (Tajik SSR was created only in 1929)

Correct name for this one will be "Нагрудный знак отличия ТАССР" (a.k.a. награда Таджикской Автономной Республики за участие в разгроме басмачества, a.k.a орден Таджикской Республики «Красный Полумесяц»)/ Badge of Merit of TASSR (a.k.a award of the Tajik Autonomous Republic for participation in the defeat of basmatchestvo, a.k.a order of the Republic of Tajikistan «Red Crescent»)

Inscription on obverse جمهوريت اجتماعی شوروى مختار تاجيكستان reads Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialistic Republic.

Piece is post #1 is a fake.

Cheers,

Nick

Excellent question for the next Jeopardy!

Btw, practically emeritus :lol:

I only wish more guys (and girls ) were interested in variations and dating of japanese orders (and not only golden kites)

A very nice grouping to add to your collection.

Thanks Brian!

Nothing too fancy of course, but it really nice to have one of these army competition jettons with docs and related memorabilia! :)

Many thanks for the name and bonus Oleg!

Nice helmets

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