| Imperial Japan Medals and Badges |
| Honor Cords |
These honor cords are not official awards.
I will write more when I confirm some information.
There was often a family crest in the center. The crest was usually metal, but plastic
and sewn pieces can also be found.
The case was most often wood. However, as you can see below, there were plastic
and cardboard boxes as well.
The reverse plastic piece almost always records the prefecture where the honor cord
was made. Besides the family crest, though, there is no personal information.
To the right you can see how the cord was worn. This photo shows someone at a
entering the armed services celebration.
I will write more when I confirm some information.
There was often a family crest in the center. The crest was usually metal, but plastic
and sewn pieces can also be found.
The case was most often wood. However, as you can see below, there were plastic
and cardboard boxes as well.
The reverse plastic piece almost always records the prefecture where the honor cord
was made. Besides the family crest, though, there is no personal information.
To the right you can see how the cord was worn. This photo shows someone at a
entering the armed services celebration.
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Thanks for this picture, Brenton!
Silk honor cord with a butterfly (?) family crest.
The inscription shows that this was made in Kyoto.
The inscription shows that this was made in Kyoto.
Silk honor cord with no family crest.
The inscription shows that this was made in Kanagawa.
The inscription shows that this was made in Kanagawa.
