Bereaved Family Badge from Okayama Prefecture/岡山県 戦病歿軍人遺族章

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岡山県 - Okayama Prefecture

戦病歿軍人- Soldier Died from an Illness/Disease at the Front

遺族章 - Bereaved Family Badge

Approximate size.

 

Original case has the same inscription.

 

Another badge.

Thanks to the labels inside the original cases

we know the name of the manufacturer.

岡山標記徽章部 - Okayama Emblem [Works] Badges Department

岡山市 - Okayama City

Badges and watch fobs made by Okayama Emblem Works/岡山標記製作所徽章部

Workshop from Okayama workshop. Active since 1930s. Today's look of the workshop. Three variants of workshop label are known for today. 岡山標記製作所 - Okayama Emblem Works /標記 - mark; symbol; sign; emblem/

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All known badges were made by this workshop.

Case.

 

Someone actively wore this badge.
Photo courtesy of the owner.