Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button, Pin
Small metal badge sold during the Launceston Peace Celebrations held in mid-July 1919. The badges were sold throughout the celebrations by children; of the 7000 badges ordered it is unknown how many were sold.
Physical Description
Small metal badge with image on front and small paper label on back. The front image depicts a map of Tasmania in white on a gold background below an Australian and British flag.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Social Spaces & Youth, Politics & Society
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Place & Date Depicted
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Maker
A.E. Patrick, 98 Wilson Street, Newtown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1919
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Inscriptions
Front, printed, red and blue: "LAUNCESTON 1919 / PEACE".
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
21 mm (Width), 21 mm (Height)
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References
"PEACE CELEBRATIONS." Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) 29 May 1919: 6 Edition: DAILY. Web. 21 Oct 2014 <[Link 1]>.
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Keywords
Peace Movements, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Anti-War Demonstrations, Political Protests
