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1916 WWI VENDEE DAY WW1 FRENCH FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE
1916 WWI VENDEE DAY WW1 FRENCH FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE

1916 WWI VENDEE DAY WW1 FRENCH FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE

$ 4.17

Availability: 74 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: See pictures, printed in Paris by Devambez, genuine first world war item

    Description

    This badge was printed in 1916 to support soldiers of Vendée and their families
    Obverse
    : coat of arms and legend
    "
    journée de la Vendée / 12 mars 1916
    "
    Reverse
    :  maker's signature
    Size
    : 35 mm or 1,4 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...