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1916 WWI ORPHAN DAY WW1 CHARITY FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE
1916 WWI ORPHAN DAY WW1 CHARITY FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE

1916 WWI ORPHAN DAY WW1 CHARITY FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE

$ 4.69

Availability: 76 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: See pictures, printed in Paris, genuine first world war item.
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    This badge was printed in 1916 to support former soldiers orphans.
    Obverse
    :  a first world war orphan with national flag beside legend :"journée des orphelins 1916", with surrounding inscription "nous entrerons dans la carrière quand nos ainés n'y seront plus" (extract from french anthem)
    Reverse
    :  "
    guerre 1914 1915 1916 /
    journée nationale des orphelins de guerre
    "
    Diameter
    : 38 mm or 1,5 inch.
    These WW1 "charity day" fundraising souvenirs (cardboard insignia, thin stamped medals, pin badges, more rarely bronze or silver medals) were sold during the Great War to raise money for a variety of causes : mainly supporting the troops fighting on the various fronts, supporting the war effort, supporting wounded soldiers (or having caught tuberculosis)
    , soldier's widows, orphans, thanking allied countries, etc...