Japanese Imperial Army Field Artillery Regiments Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/野戦砲兵記念章

58th Anniversary of 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Watch Fob/野砲三第五十八回創立記念章

Photo courtesy of the owner. Reverse 第五十八回創立記念 - 58th Anniversary of the Founding 野砲三 - 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was established in Meiji 11 [1878], so the badge dates to 1936. This aligns perfectly with the regiment's order of battle since it was garrisoned in Manchukuo from Showa 9...

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5th Field Artillery Regiment 1928 Enthronement Commemorative Watch Fob/昭和三年十一月於野砲兵第五連隊御大典記念章

Reverse 御大典記念 - Enthronement Commemorative 於野砲兵第五連隊 - In 5th Field Artillery Regiment 昭和三年十一月 - November 1928

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Commemorative Watch Fob for Suppression of Bandits by 20th Field Artillery Regiment/野砲兵第二十聯隊 匪賊討伐記念章

Another watch fob that is using this very same design. For the other two see https://asiamedals.info/threads/commemorative-watch-fob-for-suppression-of-guerrillas-in-rehe-province.23216/#post-346957 and...

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26th Field Artillery Regiment Watch Fob/龍山野砲第二十六聯隊章

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 野砲第二十六聯隊 - 26th Field Artillery Regiment 龍山 - Longshan

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1913 Special Large Maneuvers Participation Commemoration Watch Fob/大正弐年特別大演習 参加記念章

Obverse 特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers 参加記念 - Participation Commemoration reverse 大正弐年 - 1913 獨立野戦重砲兵第一大隊 - Field Heavy Artillery 1st Independent Battalion

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Cased specimen https://asiamedals.info/threads/chi...adges-and-watch-fobs.22957/page-9#post-370168.

Reverse

出征記念 - Dispatch Commemorative

3 for 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Regiment /野戦重砲兵第3連隊/

 

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.

Obverse

賞 - Award

誠 - Sincerity

reverse

忠禮武信質節義勇義業 - Volunteer Work for Loyalty and Integrity

野砲兵第三聯隊 - 3rd Field Artillery Regiment

 

Obverse

皇陵巡拝之章 - Imperial Mausoleum Pilgrimage Badge /Imperial Mausoleum = Mausoleum of Emperor Meiji at Fushimi Momoyama (明治天皇 伏見桃山陵)/

reverse

野砲二二 = 野砲兵第22連隊 - 22nd Field Artillery Regiment

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

野重三 = 野戦重砲兵三[連隊] - 3rd Heavy Field Artillery [Regiment]

Original case.

賞 - Award

野重三 - 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Regiment

 

Size 31.46 х 30.57 mm.

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

第二十九回 - 29th

創立記念 - Founding Anniversary Commemorative

野砲二〇 - 20th Field Artillery Regiment

昭和九年 - 1934

 

Interesting payment token.

Obverse

酒保 = Shuho /is a store set up in military garrisons, facilities, ships, etc., that mainly sells daily necessities and luxury items at low prices to soldiers and non-commissioned officers; equivalent of "Cantine" in French army, "Feldschenke " or "Soldatenschenke" in German army and "PX [post exchange] shop" in US army/

野戦砲兵第十六聯隊 - 16th Field Artillery Regiment

二銭 - 2 Sen

 

China Incident Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/支那事変記念章

"Bullet" design watch fob from a personal collection. Obverse 北京 - Beijing 郎坊 - Langfang 保定 - Baoding 天津 - Tianjin 倉州 - Cangzhou 徳州 - Dezhou Reverse 支那事変記念 - China Incident Commemorative 永田部隊 - Nagata Unit Marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case.

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