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1918 FRENCH WW1 RECONSTRUCTION FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE
1918 FRENCH WW1 RECONSTRUCTION FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE
1918 FRENCH WW1 RECONSTRUCTION FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE

1918 FRENCH WW1 RECONSTRUCTION FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE

$ 5.27

Availability: 51 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: fine condition, printed in France, genuine first world war item
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Theme: Militaria

    Description

    Obverse
    : allegory of duty, with a new house in hands
    Reverse
    : "Le Devoir Social / Reconstitution des foyers détruits par la guerre 1914-1918 / 6 rue Gobert, Parisd XIe / Journées des 27 et 28 mai 1918"
    Size
    : 50 mm or 2 inches
    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...