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

MOVING 1916 WWI ORPHAN DAY WW1 CHARITY FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE

$ 4.69

Availability: 23 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: See pictures, printed in Paris, genuine first world war item. Very fine condition.
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    This badge was printed in 1916 to support former soldiers orphans.
    Obverse
    :  a couple of first world war orphans under legend "nous n'avons plus de papa !" (
    we no longer have a daddy!)
    Reverse
    :  "
    guerre 1914 1915 1916 /
    journée nationale des orphelins de guerre /  Dewambez Paris
    "
    Size
    : 54 mm or 2,1 inch (from a corner to the opposite)
    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...