Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.147
Object Name
Talisman
Title
NAGASAKI
Place
Nagasaki, Japan
People
Hewlett, A.D.
Description
Blue plastic star-shaped talisman on a gold cord with text reading "NAGASAKI" in the centre, in embossed plastic.
This was given to the donor in 1976 by Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese peace and anti-nuclear movement. It is a nationwide organisation of atomic bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Founded in 1956, the organisation campaigns for the prevention of nuclear war and the elimination of all nuclear weapons internationally.
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