More Japanese badges, help with I.d.

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Still plowing thru these Japanese items, appreciate all the help I've had!
Here is an interesting medal, shaped like a tsuba with a warrior.

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Red Cross??

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the first of two table medals.

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And the second, clueless on these!?

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Close ups of the last one.

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1.
obverse:
剣
Sword

reverse:
競技記念
Kyōgi kinen
Competition Memento

常盤中学校剣道部
Tokika Junior High School Kendo Division

2592
Imperial year for 1937

＝＝＝＝
2.
日本赤十字社
Japanese Red Cross Society
This is a member's sign that is posted outside the house entry way.

It is shown upside-down

＝＝＝
3.
A medal commemorating Adm Togo
Too much to try to figure out for me

＝＝＝＝
Another medal of Adm Togo
元帥海軍大将....
Marshal Naval Admiral ......lots of stuff to decypher

The detailed portion is something written in Togo's hand with his signature:
皇国の興廃この一戦にあり、各員一層奮励努力せよ
"The Empire's fate depends on this battle. Let every man do his utmost duty." Then he ordered the hoisting of the Z flag. I cheated and looked it up using a few kanji, that's why it is written in modern Japanese and has helper-kana that are not in his original.

Bottom says:
記念軍艦三笠
Memento of the battleship Mikasa



--Guy

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Fantastic! Thanks

[imperialjapan]

Guy, great work! BTW, #3 inscription is just the 2nd half of the inscription you did on #4. Plus Togo's name.