Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button, Pin
Fundraising badge for the Rejected Volunteers' Association Cheer Up Fund, dating from World War I.
The Rejected Volunteer's Association (RVA) was created for men who had volunteered for active service but had been rejected for medical reasons.
Physical Description
Circular, rounded metal badge with stickpin at back. Gold in colour with black enamelled inner raised border with words "R.V.A. SOUVENIR. CHEER UP FUND". Stickpin at back. Raised centre with letters "R V A". Design pressed into metal and showing through back.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Numismatics Collection, Museum of Victoria, 07 Aug 1995
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Place Made
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Place Used
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Inscriptions
"R V A". In border "R.V.A. SOUVENIR."CHEER UP" FUND"
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Classification
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
2.5 cm (Length), 2.5 cm (Width), 0.6 cm (Height)
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References
A history of the Rejected Volunteers' Association is contained in the Australian War Memorial, record # PR00146: 'The Rejected Volunteers' Association of Victoria'.
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Keywords
Civic Mementoes, Souvenirs, Wars & Conflicts, World War I Fundraising, World War I, 1914-1918