Japanese Identity Tag Question

[Garry Nelson]

Most of the Japanese military identity tags that I have seen have the Kanji characters on one side. What is the significance of characters on both sides?
Thanks,
Garry

[FightenIrish35]

Are the kanji letters X'd out on the one side?

[Garry Nelson]

One column of characters had a line through it on one side.

[FightenIrish35]

In some cases when a Japanese soldier transferred to a new unit , instead of being issued a new ID Tag they just stamped through the kanji of the old unit. Then on the other side they would stamp the new unit.

[Garry Nelson]

Thanks, FightenIrish35, looks like that descibes the one I saw.
Garry