No one Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) Dear Gentlemen, The "The First National Census Commemorative Medal" was created by Imperial Edict nº722 Taishō 10th Year (1920). In his excellent monograph "Orders & Medals of Japan and Associated States" James W. Peterson wrote about the obverse, I quote "... the figure of a local official of the Taika era (645 A.D.) ...". This official is a Kokushi (国司). Kokushi (official) - Wikipedia The medal: with the award document nº77 357 to 水上藏: There is also this small badge (徽章 / Kishō): (Note: those three items where together) And stamps: For more see (in Japanese): 大正十年勅令第二百七十二号（第一回国勢調査記念章制定ノ件） | e-Gov法令検索 第四回 かしわ・その時「大正9年10月1日～第一回国勢調査が実施された日～」 | 柏市 (kashiwa.lg.jp) 記念章 - Wikipedia 国勢調査 (日本) - Wikipedia The badges (徽章 / Kishō) of the following census: -1925: - 1930: -1935: - missing the 1940 badge. Yours sincerely, No one Edited March 14 by No one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracA Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Wonderful write-up! Tracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 14/03/2024 at 03:12, No one said: There is also this small badge (徽章 / Kishō): These are official census taker’s badges. Regulations, original designs, manufacturers and variations https://asiamedals.info/forums/census-badges.648/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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