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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 1216

Japan, Empire, Patriotic Women's Association Naval Distinguished Service Badge, 34mm, silver-gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with elaborate bow and tassels as originally issued, in fitted lacquer case

The Patriotic Women's Association (Aikoku Fujinkai) was a Home Front organisation founded in 1901. It operated under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health & Welfare and was used widely as a means of providing support to families whose menfolk were serving in the military, as well as a means of applying peer pressure on those who might be wavering in their willingness to make sacrifices for the patriotic cause. It had quite a pervasive influence within Japanese society at the time and by 1940 it had 6.5 million members. The Distinguished Service Badge was the highest award and was sparingly bestowed.

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Estimate
£150 to £200