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World War 1 Australia Mount Gambier Red Cross Trench Appeal Pinback Button Badge

World War 1 Australia Mount Gambier Red Cross Trench Appeal Pinback Button Badge

$ 105.59

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    World War One Australian Pinback Button Badge
    AUSTRALIA World War One Tin Lapel Political Patriotic Pin Back Button Badge very scarce - almost 100 years old
    This is a WWI  issued Australian Red Cross , Mount Gambier South Australia Red Cross Trench Appeal Badge
    World War One Mount Gambier Red Cross Trench Appeal Pinback Button Badge -  Very Scarce
    Description
    WWI commemorative circular plastic-coated pressed tinplate metal badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment on the reverse. This pinback badge features an early 20th century picture of Mount Gambier located in South Australia. The lettering "MOUNT GAMBIER RED CROSS" appears across the top portion of the badge and the wording "TRENCH APPEAL" appears along the bottom of this pin back badge.
    Inscription:
    MOUNT GAMBIER RED CROSS TRENCH APPEAL
    Maker
    Atkinson & Co
    Place made
    Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
    Date made
    c 1914 - 1918
    Size
    approximately 32 mm round ( 1 1/4 inches )
    Summary
    Fundraising badge produced during the First World War. Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause.