![]() ![]() Info content Each collar tab would match the sailor’s shoulder boards which also used the ribbon and cherry blossom system to indicate rank. The NHF# 1972-030-06 donation included collar tabs for 10 different IJN ranks. ![]() The Naval Historical Foundation received a large donation of Imperial Japanese Navy Collar tabs in 1972. Color tabs for the highest rank, Grand Marshal, exhibited a gold field with three cherry blossoms outlined with a dark blue color. Cherry blossoms were added to indicate a higher rank within each of these three grades. High ranks did not exhibit any ribbons, rather they outlined a gold filed with the respective rank’s color. Medium grade ranks displayed three, thin ribbons of the rank’s respective color on a gold field. Lower ranks were designated with one golden ribbon surrounded by two ribbons of the rank’s respective color. The Imperial Japanese Navy used a series of colored ribbons and cherry blossoms to indicate a sailor’s rank. In order to distinguish between the two branches, the respective branch’s name- rikugun (army) and kaigun (navy)-was stated before the rank designation. Ranks for the military ascended from Ensign ( Shōi) to Sub-Lieutenant ( Chūi) all the way through to Grand Marshal ( Dai-gensui). The Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy shared rank titles during World War II. Ditty Bag: Collections of the Naval Historical FoundationĪn Artifact and Collections Blog Series Ditty Bag: Imperial Japanese Navy Collar Tabs ![]()
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