Japanese Navy pin - Original?

[Waffen-Mike]

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Posted below are pictures of a recent flea market find, what looks to be a Japanese navy rising sun pin made of plastic. It was only a few bucks so I bought it, but am unsure if it is original. What do you all think or . Thanks for the feedback.

Best regards
Mike
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[Waffen-Mike]

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[Waffen-Mike]

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[Waffen-Mike]

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[Eric Doody]

Mike,

The subject badge is a Naval Association badge and was more than likely wartime made if it is made of plastic. (Earlier badges were enameled.)

Thanks for sharing the photos of the badge with us and nice find!

Eric

[Waffen-Mike]

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Best Regards
Mike
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[Eric Doody]

Mike,

Glad I could be of assistance.

Insofar as value, I would price such an item in the $15 to $20 USD price range. (These badges are fairly common so you might want to double check the prices that I quoted by doing a check of completed eBay auctions for additional information.)

As for the characters on the backside of the badge, the kanji translates to "Navy Association."

Hope this helps.

Eric

[plmurphy]

Just to add, this is the Ordinary Member's badge. The association also had higher level badges for Special member, Merit badges etc.

Best regards,

Paul L Murphy