Item number: M340

Year: AD 1930

Material: Silver

Size: 45.0 x 27.6 x 1.5 mm

Weight: 7.95 g

Provenance: Private Collector, Taiwan, 2024

This is a commemorative badge issued in the name of the “Third Census of Taiwan” to honour the census conducted in the year AD 1930 (Showa 5).

The badge is circular in shape and made of silver. The obverse of the badge features a five-petal cherry blossom design, with a subtly visible Mount Fuji in the centre. At the base of Mount Fuji, the inscription “Showa 5” is carved in smaller seal script, alongside the larger text “Census.” The reverse side is inscribed with the words “Governor-General of Taiwan” in seal script. The top of the badge is connected to a clasp by a copper circular ring.

Although this census is referred to as the “Third Census of Taiwan,” it is important to note that Taiwan had already undergone two previous censuses under the name “Temporary Census of Taiwan” in AD 1905 and AD 1915. Therefore, the AD 1930 census is, in fact, the fifth census conducted during the Japanese colonial period. In AD 1920, the Governor-General’s Office officially commenced censuses under the title “National Census,” establishing a regular pattern of conducting large-scale population censuses every ten years and simplified censuses every five years.

Previous censuses during the Japanese colonial period:

The AD 1930 census was extensive and detailed, accounting for a total population in Taiwan of 1,790,096, including foreign residents, people from the mainland (Japan), and Koreans. It also recorded the proportion of local Taiwanese who were proficient in the national language (Japanese) and included details about the various industries in which they were engaged.

物件編號: M340

年代: 公元 1930 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 45.0 x 27.6 x 1.5 mm

重量: 7.95 g

來源: 臺灣私人收藏 2024

這是為紀念昭和5年(公元1930年) 以「第三回臺灣國勢調查」名義發行的「昭和五年國勢調查記念章」。

獎章外觀為圓形，材質為銀。獎章正面打印五瓣造型的櫻花，中間有一個若隱若現的富士山。富士山底部以篆書鐫刻字體較小的「昭和五年」和較大的「國勢調查」字樣。背面則是以篆書鐫刻「臺灣總督府」字樣。獎章頂部以一個銅質圓環銜接迴紋針。

即便此次普查稱作「第三回臺灣國勢調查」，然而早在公元1905和1915年，臺灣已經先後兩次以「臨時臺灣戶口調查」名義展開相關普查。因此公元1930年此次普查，實則是日治時期的第五次普查。公元1920年，總督府正式以「國勢調查」之名展開普查後，臺灣按每十年進行一次大規模，每五年一場簡易規模的規律進行人口普查。

日治時期歷次人口普查:

公元1930年此次普查規模較為盛大和詳細，掌握包含外國人、內地(日本)人和朝鮮人在內，臺灣的總人口達到1,790,096人之虞，還記錄本島(臺灣)人國語(日語)普及比例和從事產業等細節。