manchukuo awards and decorations

Zhang Jinghui was born in Tai'an, southwest of Mukden, Liaoning Province. The area was a battlefield in the First Sino-Japanese War and he joined the Honghuzi irregular cavalry forces of the Manchurian warlord Zhang Zuolin at an early age. These forces were recruited as mercenaries by the...

Praise Medals /褒楊槳章/ 1939 Medal. Size appreximately 40 mm. Weight 29 g. Obverse 孝 - [to do one's] Filial Duty; [to show] Filial Piety; Obedience. reverse 大滿洲帝國 - Empire of Great Manchuria 褒楊槳章 - Praise/Commend Medal 康德六年九月 - September 1939 民生部大臣贈 - Presented by the Minister of...

Reverse 2600 = 1940 参加章 - Participant Badge 紀元二千六百年奉祝 - 2600th [anniversary of the founding of the Empire] Celebration 東亞競技大會 - East Asia Games

These plaquettes were manufactured by Japanese Mint. Marked 造幣局製 - Made by Mint. Obverse 大滿洲帝國建國紀念 - Great Manchurian Empire 大同元年三月一日 - March 1, 1932

Lowest known (for today) number of document. No. 1645 Rare posthumous /故/ document. Issued on July 7, 1941.

Database of original medals. Regulation and translation https://asiamedals.info/threads/manchukuo-national-census-medal-ordinance.24502/ Original case.

Established on July 7, 1941 by Imperial Edict No.173. Medal has circular shape with diameter 30 mm. Medal will be manufactured in bronze and has bronze circular suspension ring. Ribbon of the medal will be made in watered silk (color scheme: dark crimson stripe in the center with two crimson...

Photo courtesy of the owner. Obverse 奉仕記念 - Service Commemorative reverse 中央國民奉仕訓練處 - Central National Service Training Office

Photo courtesy of the owner. Obverse 凱旋 - Victorious Return reverse Crosses flags of Japan and Manchukuo 昭和八年一月 - January 1933 福島縣學童生徒教職員一同 - Fukushima County School Pupils and Teachers Marked 大勝堂 - Taishodo [Taishodo Watch Shop, Tokyo]...

Documents https://asiamedals.info/threads/manchukuo-red-cross-society-orders-award-documents.27031/ 1st "early" marked variation. Silver, enamel. Size 48 x 44 mm. Weight (without ribbon) 36.54 g. Reverse 康徳五年十月一日 - October 1, 1938 有功章 - Merit Order 满洲國赤十字社 - Manchukuo Red Cross Society...

Established on October 11, 1943 in two grades. 勤勞有功章 - Labour Merit Badge 勤勞 - Hard-working; Industrious 有功 - Have Performed Meritorious Service/Rendered Great Service 章 - Badge Illustrations from...

Special/top class medal. Obverse 國道奨章 - [Manchukuo] State Road [Bureau] Medal Reverse 國道局 - State Road Bureau 特等奨章 - Special/Top Class Medal Suspension. Original case. 滿洲國政府國道局 - Manchukuo State Road Bureau 特等奨章 - Special/Top Class Medal

See also badge with similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/manchukuo-1939-productivity-convention-badge.23232/ Photo courtesy of the owner. Suspension 帝國鐵道協會 - Imperial Railway Association 総會徽章 - General Meeting Badge Reverse 帝國鐵道協會 - Imperial Railway Association 第三十三定時総會紀念 -...

Reverse 勤功章 - Diligent Service Badge Introduced in November 1934 and awarded by the Ministry of Military Affairs of Manchukuo. Original description.

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1st-anniversary-of-manchukuo-founding-commemorative-watch-fob.11754/ Obverse 大満州國 - Great Manchukuo Empire 建國周年記念 - Anniversary of National Foundation Commemorative

In the center of obverse 鼓腹撃壌 - [people] sing the praises [enjoy the blessings] of peace at the bottom 混成十四地区奉天熱河省治安維持會 - Mixed 14th Districts of Mukden [and] Rehe Province Maintenance of Public Order Committee [Council] Case.

Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 滿州日日新聞社 - Manchuria Daily News The Manshū Nichi-Nichi Shimbun/満洲日日新聞, lit. "Manchuria Daily News"/ was a Japanese-language newspaper owned by the South Manchuria Railway Company and printed from 3 November 1907 until Japan's defeat in the Second World War in...

The "Labor Service Corps for Manchuria's Development/満州建設勤労奉仕隊" was established in 1939 fo the supply of labour in Manchukuo. Its formation was mainly initiated by the government of Manchukuo and executed by the Japanese government under the control of the Ministry of Education and Science...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/yamagata-prefecture-youth-volunteer-army-badge.24282/ Photos courtesy of the owner. Height 35.6 mm. Width 28.4 mm. Weight 8.9 g. Obverse 義勇奉公隊 /Giyū hōkō tai/ - Volunteer [lit. Loyalty and Courage] Service Corps 御閲記念 - Imperial Inspection...

Suspension 全満選手權大會 - All Manchuria Qualification Tournament reverse 全満Bクラス選手權大會 - All Manchuria B-class Qualification Tournament 賞 - Award 二五九六 - 1936 満洲氷上競技聨盟 - Manchuria Ice Sports Federation Robbon stamped with 二五九六 - 1936. Interestingly it was Manchukuo sport associations...