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RARE ONE! VERY GOOD CONDITION ANTIQUE FROM THE EARLY 1900's. IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVAL FLEET FUNDING BADGE, THIS ONE IS RARE DUE TO THE UNIQUE DESIGN AS COMPARED TO THE REGULAR MEMBER'S BADGE (THERE ARE SEVERAL VARIATIONS). THE SIDE OF THE BADGE WITH THE ANCHOR IS A FUNCTIONING COMPASS. THE CASE HAS SOME PAINT LOSS ON ONE BOTTOM SIDE CORNER.
UP TO, DURING, AND AFTER THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR (1904-1905) MONEY WAS DESPERATELY NEEDED BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO FIGHT THE WAR AND BUY/MAINTAIN A NAVAL FLEET. JAPAN WON THE WAR, BUT WAS SERIOUSLY IN DEBT TO OTHER COUNTRIES AFTER THE WAR. MEMBERS OF THE NAVY FUNDING COMMITTEE WOULD WEAR THESE. AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.
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UPS AIRMAIL SHIPPING FROM JAPAN IS $28.00 TO THE UNITED STATES.
$15.00 FOR FAST AIRMAIL SHIPPING TO THE UK, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, GERMANY AND FRANCE.