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健康保険50年 << 1976年(昭和51年) 11月24日 >> 2-4-350

50th Anniv. of Health Insurance Issued on Nobember 24, 1976 (Showa 51)

50th Anniv. of Health Insurance Issued on Nobember 24, 1976 (Showa 51) The Health Insurance Act of Japan came into effect in 1927 (Showa 2). Initially, it was an insurance that combined sickness insurance and accident compensation, and was applied to business establishments to which the Factory Law and Industrial Law apply. After the war, health insurance became widespread under the universal health insurance system. The stamp is issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the enforcement of the Health Insurance Law and is designed as a "healthy family".