Summary
Membership badge for the All for Australia League, made by Amor, Sydney in 1931. The All for Australia League was a minor New South Wales political party which formed in 1931. It represented itself as an alternative (albeit more right wing) to the other conservative parties at the time - the United Australia Party and the Country Party. Gordon Bennett who was a highly decorated World War I soldier, was a prominent member of the League.
Physical Description
A round gilt and enamel badge with pin on back. The obverse has a blue six-pointed star on a white background, at the centre of the star in white on a gilt background, AA with the word FOR in small letters; around, ALL FOR AUSTRALIA LEAGUE. The reverse has the makers name, AMOR / SYDNEY
Obverse Description
A blue six-pointed star on a white background, at the centre of the star in white on a gilt background, AA with the word FOR in small letters; around, ALL FOR AUSTRALIA LEAGUE.
Reverse Description
The reverse has the makers name, AMOR / SYDNEY
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Numismatics & Philately, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 1930 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Inscriptions
AA ALL FOR AUSTRALIA LEAGUE AMOR / SYDNEY
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Material
Gilt and enamel
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
20 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Shape
Round
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