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World War One Australia Day 1918 Koala Bear Pinback Button Badge - Very Scarce

World War One Australia Day 1918 Koala Bear Pinback Button Badge - Very Scarce

$ 105.59

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

    Description

    World War One Australian Pinback Button Badge
    AUSTRALIA World War One Tin Lapel Political Patriotic Pin Button Badge very scarce - almost 100 years old
    This is a 1918 issued Australia Day Fund Raising Badge.
    World War One Australia Day 1918 Koala Bear Pin back 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 fund raising badge has a green border with a beige inner circle background. In the center a
    Koala Bear climbing a tree
    is pictured. The legend  "AUSTRALIA DAY 1918" is around the edges.
    Inscription:
    Australia Day 1918
    Maker
    Atkinson & Co
    Place made
    Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
    Date made
    c 1918
    Size
    approximately 32 mm round ( 1 1/4 inches )
    Summary:
    Australia Day badge made in 1918.
    The tradition of recognizing Australia Day began in the early 1800s. What started as a day marking the first landing of Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet of convict ships in 1788 evolved into an event where the colonists wanted to celebrate their new life in Australia.
    Australian states and territories once celebrated Australia Day on different days and it was not until 1935 that the current Australia Day date of 26 January was made official and recognized nationwide.