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WWI POW DAY FRENCH WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL PIN BADGE / PAU OLORON ORTHEZ
WWI POW DAY FRENCH WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL PIN BADGE / PAU OLORON ORTHEZ

WWI POW DAY FRENCH WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL PIN BADGE / PAU OLORON ORTHEZ

$ 5.27

Availability: 22 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: fine condition, printed in France, genuine first world war item
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    Obverse
    : a first world war nurse with red cross on hat
    Reverse
    : "Journée des prisonniers / PAU OLORON ORTHEZ / 25 février 1917"
    Size
    : 42 mm or 1,7 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...