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| BADGES AND MEDALS |
| Although not common, one can find various badges and medals on sake cups. Sometimes the cups were given along with the medals; sometimes they were given in place of them. Many of these cups used badges as purely decorative (thematic), as I suspect was done in the Grand Cordon cup pictured below. |
| ARMY BADGE: The Marksmanship Competition Badge, model 1887 (awarded up to 1938). In 1939 a new design was used. |
| This appears to be the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, a very high order. |
| ARMY BADGE: Soldiers Model Rapid Firing Badge |
| Military Reservist Badge. The badge itself is quite common. There are different sizes and varieties of the badge (green, red, silver, etc.), but the one on cups and bottles is standardized. Click below and you'll be taken to another page on my site with more info about this group: MILITARY RESERVIST |
| CIVILIAN BADGE: The BUTOKU KAI badge, awarded for general membership. Badges from this organization are common, but info on the group is hard to get. I think it was one of those pre-war, right-wing militant groups. Click below and you'll be taken to another page on my site with more info about this group: BUTOKU |
| Unknown badge with ribbon, perhaps civilian. It resembles the KIA cherry blossom badge given to the deceased soldier's family. That badge, though, had purple ties, not a ribbon. |
| ARMY BADGE: The Pilot Badge, awarded in both an Officer Class and a NCO class. I cannot tell which one is on this cup. Click below and you'll be taken to another page on my site with more info about Air Corps items: AIR CORPS |
| NAVAL BADGE: The Torpedo Firing Proficiency Badge, 2nd Class |
| Here are four different cups with the same sort of badge. This badge resembles both the Police Badge and the Rising Sun award. Since this badge is so common, I think that it was used just because it looked good, and perhaps was used commonly as a symbol of Japan because it is supposed to be a rising sun. However, see the cup below. |
| Here is a rare, genuine Kempeitai (Secret Police) cup, from the Police Academy. Given upon graduation. This cup also has the Police badge, but since it is clearly inscribed with KEMPEITAI, this badge obviously signifies the police. The cups above with the same badge have no such inscriptions. |
| 4th Class Rising Sun medal. Extremely rare to see this on a cup. |
| THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN KITE: awarded for distinguished military service. |
| CIVILIAN BADGE: The AIKOKU FUJIN KAI (Women's Patriotic Association) badge, awarded for general membership. Click below and you'll be taken to another page on my site with more info about this group: AIKOKU |
