Nico Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Hello, I bought this insignia a while ago for a really small amount of euros but I'm afraid I dont know what it is. The seller told me it was a nurse insignia. Any idea?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 It is some type of nursing badge (that is what the large character in the middle means). The box has a date but the first few characters are blurred, it might be Showa Year 10 (1935) but I am not sure. The style of the badge is consistent with the 30s. The top three characters on the badge are the name of a prefecture, from memory it is Hyogo Prefecture. This is the prefecture which contains Kobe. Not military, most likely for a nurse in a prefectural hospital at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Thanks for your reply Paul. Actually I'm quite happy with the fact it's not military as I'm only collecting non-government badges.Regards, Nicolas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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