original or post ww2 flag? help!

[gravitwa]

Hello, I have this flag, I can't understand if it's post ww2 or it's original ww2 flag, one guy translate me the writings on it and it says: From above left
祈武運長久 praying for continued luck in the fortunes of war 昭和 五年 五日Shōwa 5th year (1940) May 興亞奉公日 (an art of 'Patriot Day' of United States, the first day of every month. So it is May 1st). and 堐尾義根 full name of the writer.

[gravitwa]

I have recently had some positive opinions, the corners are very old, the only one thing that it's strange is that it's signed by only one person

[GHP]

I have recently had some positive opinions, the corners are very old, the only one thing that it's strange is that it's signed by only one person

The translations are correct.... the holiday mentioned, 興亜奉公日, would be the "Asian Development Public Service Day" that was established in 1939 and abolished in 1942 when it was combined with 大詔奉戴日 "Imperial Rescript Day" to be celebrated every year on 8 August.


--Guy

[oldflagswanted]

Nice info ... thanks !!!

The translations are correct.... the holiday mentioned,
興亜奉公日, would be the "Asian Development Public
Service Day" that was established in 1939 and abolished
in 1942 when it was combined with 大詔奉戴日 "Imperial
Rescript Day" to be celebrated every year on 8 August.
--Guy

Hello Guy:
Very nice date info, thanks for posting that.
I especially like the unique reinforce stitched
corner triangle supports.
OFW
(below) Photos repeated on WAF server.

[GHP]

Hello Guy:
Very nice date info, thanks for posting that. ...

Thanks OWF. I'm not a native-speaker, so there is probably a better translation of the holiday names ... but I think I'm somewhere in the ballpark. Whenever I search these sorts of names, often the returned results are all in Japanese ... so a bit of Google-Translate polished up with corrected grammar, word order, etc., gives one a reasonable idea of was written.

--Guy