Vintage Japanese Nichino Farmers Union Youth Agricultural Division Enamel Lapel Pin Badge

The pin badge is a gold-toned metal circle featuring a height of 1.7cm. The item is secured on the reverse by a horizontal safety pin fastener nestled inside an integrated tubular brass housing mechanism.
The visual layout features a layered round composition inset with smooth fills, showcasing the stylized kanji characters "日農" stacked vertically at the center. Two detailed, arching sprays of ripened grain bow symmetrically over the text, while the base section is stamped with the characters "青年部" in clean metallic outlines to establish organization, agricultural focus, and institutional division.


Dating from the post-war Showa era, this membership insignia represents the youth division of the Nihon Nōmin Kumiai (Japan Farmers Union), commonly abbreviated as Nichino. Formed to mobilize young rural agrarian workers during a period of intense post-war land reforms and labor organization, the stalks of rice and text underscore the collective cooperative mission of Japan's historic agricultural movements. This well-preserved badge offers a rare look into modern Asian labor history and union collectibles, which you can discover further inside our curated selections of Japanese union memorabilia and vintage political activist pins.