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1917 FRENCH WW1 RECONSTRUCTION FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE / HOTEL DE VILLE REIMS
1917 FRENCH WW1 RECONSTRUCTION FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE / HOTEL DE VILLE REIMS

1917 FRENCH WW1 RECONSTRUCTION FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE / HOTEL DE VILLE REIMS

$ 4.17

Availability: 50 in stock
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Condition: fine condition, printed in France, genuine first world war item
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Obverse
    : the city of Reims townhall destoyed by germans
    ;
    above legend : "REIMS Hôtel de ville détruit par les allemands : septembre 1914"
    Reverse
    : "Le Devoir Social / Reconstitution des foyers détruits par la guerre 1914-1917 / Journées des 21 et 22 mai 1917"
    Size
    : 46 mm or 1,8 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...