Gordon Williamson Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Badge for soldiers who had honourably completed their military service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIC Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Hello Gordon, Very nice badge! Question - what do the characatures on the reverse represent, a maker marking or some clue as to who the recipient was?? ERIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffe Rules Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Wow thats beautiful! The Japanese really hit the pretty aspect of their medals in WWII. ROCK ON Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Another, with different rosette colours this time. Still don't know the specific signficance of these, a range of colours exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Different prong fittings on the reverse and no Kanji on the reverse. (As far as I can see with most Japanese awards these Kanji simply state the name of the award) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Another, larger version, twice the size, with its card box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Double "sprung" pin is typical of many larger Japanese badges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 The red and white rosette is for "Special Member" or is the first type "Honorary Member" badge. THe second type "Honorary Member" badge is orange and white. The rosette for "Advisor" is purple/white/red/white. Blue and white rosettes were used by branch and chapter officials.For anyone with an interest in non-governmental Japanese badges (fire, police, veteran, patriotic groups and Red Cross), I'd strongly suggest getting a copy of "In the Name of a Living God", by Paul Murphy and Steve Ackley. Steve can be reached at aunltd@aol.com. (Unfortunately, I do not get a commission) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastie Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Here Gordon is a certificate I hope to at least to identify the member and its age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Here Gordon is a certificate I hope to at least to identify the member and its age.Very nice ! I love these Japanese award documents, even if I don't have the faintest idea what they say !!Unfortunately all the award docs I haved seen for sale have been with the medals, which I already have, don't seem to see the docs on their own too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastie Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Very nice ! I love these Japanese award documents, even if I don't have the faintest idea what they say !!Unfortunately all the award docs I haved seen for sale have been with the medals, which I already have, don't seem to see the docs on their own too much.Occasionally I've seen them for sale but they are pricey on their own esp. the upper classes of awards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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