Manchukuo National Defense Women's Association Badges/滿洲国防婦人会章

Association was established in October 1934. By 1938 it had over 140 000 members.
Seventh wife of the Prime Minister Zhang Jinghui https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Jinghui became the first president of association.



Association headquarters in Changchun.



Same building in 2011.

 

Basic activities ...

 

Three types of membership badges are known today.

1st type.

 

2nd type.

Diameter 26.0 mm.
Weight 5.1 g.

滿洲国防婦人会 - Manchukuo National Defense Women's Association

 

3rd type.

Diameter 16.2 mm.
Weight 2.1 g.

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.



Reverse

大滿洲帝國 - Great Manchuria Empire

國防婦女會 - National Defense Women's Association

 

Sash.





Size 108 x 7 cm.

 

 

1st type badge with intact pin.

Size 18.74 mm.