Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button, Pin
Fund-raising badge from World War I.
Violet Day was started by Alexandra Seager, the Honorary Organiser of the Cheer-Up Society, to commemorate the Gallipoli landings in April 1915. The first Violet Day was held in Adelaide on 2 July 1915, and it was commemorated annually for many decades, focussing in but not limited to South Australia. Differing dates were used, with some country towns choosing days that best suited them. Violet Day seems have been eclipsed by Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, with the last known commemorations being held in South Australia in 1970.
Physical Description
Round metal badge in purple, white and green. Purple border with words and a bunch of violets in the white centre circle. Name and address of maker on lower outer rim. Pin at back fits into slot.
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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Manufacturer
A.W. Patrick, Fitzroy North, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1917
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Text: REMEMBRANCE VIOLET DAY 1917/A.W. PATRICK. MAKER. 440 RAE ST NTH FITZROY. MELBOURNE.
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
3.2 cm (Length)
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References
GOOD,A.M:nd. Official Record of S.A. Button Days. League of Loyal Women's Rooms (Sands and McDougall's), Adelaide.nd. 'Violet Day,' SA Memory, [Link 1] Catherine Manning, History SA, 'Violet Day', SA History Hub, History SA, [Link 2] accessed 14 August 2015
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