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World War One Australia Navy Day 1918 Pinback Button Badge - very rare

World War One Australia Navy Day 1918 Pinback Button Badge - very rare

$ 52.79

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Used
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • 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 1918 World War One issued Australia  Navy Day 1918 fund raising Badge associated with the Navy League of Australia
    World War I  1918  "NAVY DAY" Navy League of Australia 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 fund raising badge has a navy blue border with a black inner circle background encircle by a white rope. In the center is the White Ensign or the St George's Ensign flag, used by the Royal Navy. Below the flag is the inscription "NAVY DAY 1918"
    Inscription:
    NAVY DAY 1918
    Maker
    A W Patrick
    Place made
    Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
    Date made
    c 1918
    Size
    approximately 32 mm round ( 1 1/4 inches )
    Summary:
    Australia Navy Day fundraising badge issued during the Great War.  Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause.
    The Navy League of Australia , established in November 1900 , is an Australian organization and advocacy group dedicated to creating interest in maritime and naval matters, particularly those relating to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Australian Merchant Navy.