Badge - Patriotic, Indispensable Hospital Saturday & Sunday, Australia, circa 1918

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Item NU 45664 Badge - Patriotic, Indispensable Hospital Saturday & Sunday, Australia, circa 1918

Summary

Patriotic Nursing Hospital Saturday & Sunday badge, Australia, circa 1918.
Made by Atkinson & Co., Adelaide, South Australia.
Various patriotic funds and societies were formed to raise money for clothing and comfort packages for soldiers.

Obverse Description

A nurse with Red Cross on arm band seated at a table with the word, "INDESPENSABLE"; around above, "HOSPITAL SATURDAY & SUNDAY".

Reverse Description

Pin for wearing. In small print near edge, "ATKINSON & Co. MAKER ADELAIDE".

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Collecting Areas

Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
Date Issued

circa 1918 AD
Issued By

Australia, circa 1918
Inscriptions

Obverse reads: "HOSPITAL SATURDAY & SUNDAY / INDISPENSABLE".
Series

Patriotic Badges
Classification

Military history, Civilian life, Fundraising
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

Numismatics
Type of item

Object
Overall Dimensions

32 mm (Outside Diameter)
Shape

Round
Keywords

Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Patriotic Badges

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