Japan Coast Guard Badges/海上保安庁章

The Japan Coast Guard (海上保安庁, Kaijō Hoan-chō) consists of about 13,700 personnel and is responsible for the protection of the coastline of Japan under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The Japan Coast Guard was founded in 1948 as the Maritime Safety Agency and received its current English name in 2000. The motto of the Japan Coast Guard is "Righteous Benevolence" (正義仁愛, Seigi Jin'ai).​

Japan Coast Guard

This is the website of Japan Coast Guard.

www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp

1st type merit badge.

1st variation.




Reverse

海上保安 - Coast Guard

功績章 - Merit Badge

With miniature.




Original case.



Outer case.

賞 - award

海上保安庁 - Japan Coast Guard

 

2nd variation (marked 銀製)

 

2nd (early) type merit badge.



海上保安庁 - Japan Coast Guard

功績章 - Meirt Badge

 

3rd type merit badge.



Numbered 0-358 on reverse.

功労章 - merit badge

 

職員章 - stuff badge of Japan Coast Guard.

 

 

Shield badge.

 

長官表彰 - Director Commendation

enraved

海上保安庁 - Japan Coast Guard

60.5 = May of 1985

Original case.

 

Plaquette.



最優秀部隊 - best unit

+

date



海上自衛隊 - Japan Coast Guard

対馬防備隊 - Tsushima Defense Corps https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/対馬防備隊

 

Belt buckles.

1958


昭和33年観閲式記念 - Military parade/review of 1958 Commemorative

上保安庁 - Japan Coast Guard

 

Belt buckle.

 

海上保安庁 - Japan Coast Guard




Original case.


特製バックル - Special buckle

 

Unanimous.

 

Belt buckle.

 

Embroidered cap badge.

 

Cap badge.
Size 60ｘ50 mm.

 

Cap.

Note how similar is the design of the cap badge to the Japanese Sea Cadet Federation badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-of-japanese-sea-cadet-federation-jsf.18582/#post-362605