Japan: "The First National Census Commemorative Medal / 國勢調査記念章 / Kokusei Chōsa Kinenshō"

[No one]

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

[TracA]

Wonderful write-up!

 

Tracy

[JapanX]

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/