大日本警防協会章

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 功績章 - Meritorious Service Badge reverse 大日本警防協會 - Greater Japan Civil Defense Association 島根支部 - Shimane [Prefecture] Branch The pin was installed the wrong way round.

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 警防 - Keibo /Defense/ for 警防団 - Keibodan reverse 財團法人 - Foundation 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon [Greater Japan] Keibō Kyōkai [Civil Defense Association] 静岡縣支部二俣支會 - Futamata Branch of Shizuoka Prefecture Branch...

Obverse 功勞 - Merit reverse 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon [Greater Japan] Keibō Kyōkai [Civil Defense Association] 長野縣支部 - Nagano Prefecture Branch

See also badges of the same design https://asiamedals.info/threads/greater-japan-civil-defense-association-saitama-branch-special-merit-badge.26929/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/saitama-prefecture-keibodan-badge.24748/ Bakelite. Width 32 mm. Obverse 埼 for 埼玉県 - Saitama Prefecture...

Late-war badge made in bakelite. See early metal-made badge of Shinobi police station https://asiamedals.info/threads/greater-japan-civil-defense-association-saitama-branch-special-merit-badge.24959/ and https://asiamedals.info/threads/saitama-prefecture-keibodan-badge.24748/. Another late-war...

1st variation "late war badge in light alloy". Reverse 財團法人 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon [Greater Japan] Keibō Kyōkai [Civil Defense Association] 静岡縣支部 - Shizuoka Prefecture Branch

Obverse 御視閲記念 - Highest Inspection Commemorative reverse 昭和十七年 - 1942 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon Keibō Kyōkai /Greater Japan Civil Defense Association/ 山梨縣支部 - Yamanashi Prefecture Branch Case. 御視閲記念章 - Highest Inspection Commemorative Commemorative Badge 山梨縣 - Yamanashi Prefecture Made...