greater japan civil defense association badge

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...

See also badge issued by the Dainippon Air Defense Association https://asiamedals.info/threads/1943-dainippon-air-defense-association-ibaraki-branch-imperial-review-commemorative-badge.27224/ Size 35 x 28 mm. Reverse 御視閲記念 - Imperial Review Commemorative 茨城縣支部 - Ibaraki Branch 大日本警防協會 -...

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

Reverse 梨本宮殿下 - His Imperial Highness Prince Nashimoto 御視閲記念 - Highest Inspection Commemorative 福島縣警防協會 - Fukushima Prefecture Civil Defense Association 昭和十七年五月廿六日 - May 26, 1942

Approximate size 40 x 30 mm. Obverse 表彰 - Award; Commendation reverse 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon [Greater Japan] Keibō Kyōkai [Civil Defense Association] 岡山縣笠岡分會長 - Okayama Prefecture Chairman of Kasaoka Branch Nicely enamelled badge.

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/kyoto-prefecture-keibodan-association-ayabe-branch-diligence-badge.25346/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/kyoto-prefecture-keibodan-association-matsubara-branch-diligence-badge.27136/ Obverse 精勤 - Diligence; Good Attendance reverse 京都府警防協會 -...

Obverse 勤績 - Continuous Service reverse 警防協会守山分会 - [Greater Japan] Civil Defense Association Moriyama Branch

Obverse 功 - Merit reverse 福井縣 - Fukui Prefecture 功勞章 - Merit Badge

Obverse 記念 - Commemorative reverse 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon Keibō Kyōkai /Greater Japan Civil Defense Association/ 受彰記念章 - Receiving a Commendation [Receiving an Award] Commemorative Badge 柏原警防團 - Kashiwara Keibodan 18.3.29 = March 29, 1943

Three membership and two merit badges were established on December 3, 1941 bu Association Order No.426. Membership badges. Honorary Member Badge /名譽會員章/ Special Member Badge /特別會員章/ https://asiamedals.info/threads/greater-japan-civil-defense-association-special-member-badge.24738/...

Obverse 功 - Merit reverse 財團法人 - Foundation 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon Keibō Kyōkai /Greater Japan Civil Defense Association/ 静岡縣支部 - Shizuoka Prefecture Branch 三島支會　Mishima Branch

Reverse 昭和十七年十月十一日 - October 11, 1942 總裁宮殿下 - His Imperial Highness (most likely by Prince Nashimoto https://asiamedals.info/threads/greater-japan-civil-defense-association-saitama-prefecture-branch-highest-inspection-commemorative-badge.24956/) 御視閲記念 - Highest Inspection Commemorative...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1942-gifu-prefecture-keibodan-highest-inspection-commemorative-badge.24957/ Size 40 x 30 mm. Obverse 御視閲記念章 - Highest/Imperial Inspection Commemorative Badge reverse 昭和十七年十月九日 - October 9, 1942 石川縣 - Ishikawa Prefecture

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/greater-japan-civil-defense-association-saitama-branch-special-merit-badge.26929/ Keibodan badge with similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/omiya-police-station-keibodan-union-merit-badge.28549/ Size 34.6 x 46.3 mm. Obverse 功勞 - Merit...

Reverse 梨本總裁宮殿下 - His Imperial Highness Prince Nashimoto (Morimasa) 昭和十六年四月二十七日 - April 27, 1941 埼玉縣支部 - Saitama Prefecture Branch 大日本警防協會 - Dai Nippon Keibō Kyōkai /Greater Japan Civil Defense Association/ 御視閲記念 - Highest Inspection Commemorative Original case. 御視閲記念章 - Highest...

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...