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Miscellaneous Designs
Inscribed '43rd Infantry'. And something else
above that I cannot understand.
above that I cannot understand.
Inscribed 'Discharge Commemorative'. And a famous saying: 'Among
flowers, the cherry blossom [is the most exalted]; among men, the
warrior.' On the reverse: '9th Infantry, 6th Company, Ito'.
flowers, the cherry blossom [is the most exalted]; among men, the
warrior.' On the reverse: '9th Infantry, 6th Company, Ito'.
Inscribed 'Discharge Commemorative, Short Service, 19th Infantry'.
| Inscribed '8th Field Artillery, Discharge Commemorative, Yokoto'. |
| Army star, blossoms, and falling petals (a symbol of the fallen soldier). Inscribed '19th Infantry, Discharge Commemorative, Takahashi'. 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.' |
Rising Sun badge and cherry tree, delicately hand-painted.
Inscribed 'Commemorative' and some sort of poem. On the reverse
'Infantry 18th Regiment'.
Inscribed 'Commemorative' and some sort of poem. On the reverse
'Infantry 18th Regiment'.
| Army star, blossoms, and falling petals (a symbol of the fallen soldier). Inscribed '19th Infantry, Discharge Commemorative'. 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.' |
Nicely hand-painted blossom and Army star.
Inscribed on the reverse 'Meiji 32 [1899] Discharge, Kato'.
Inscribed on the reverse 'Meiji 32 [1899] Discharge, Kato'.
