The Golden Kite badge
Golden Kite badge metal sake cup with gold wash.
Sharp embossed image.  Inscribed on the reverse
'Meiji 28 [1895], Victorious Return Commemorative'.

Metal cups from the first Sino-Japan War are rare.

Inscribed 'Sacrifice for the Country, Departure to Russia
Commemorative'.
Large metal sake cup with embossed Golden Kite badge. Imperial
mums to the right. The poem says something like 'Your body is
lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain. Do your
duty and you can return home and enjoy the blossoms.'
Inscribed: 'Victorious Return Commemorative.'
Lacquered wood. The inscription reads,
'Meiji 28 [1895] Imperial Gift'.