Badge - Peace and Goodwill

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Item SH 950343 Badge - 'Peace and Goodwill', circa 1915 - 1918

Summary

Alternative Name(s): Button

Round metal badge with the slogan 'Peace and Goodwill', made and used in Australia circa 1915 - 1918. Button Days on which buttons (badges) such as these were sold were instituted during World War I to raise money for patriotic funds.

Physical Description

Round metal badge with pin in back that fits into slot to fasten. Light blue border, gold wreath with white centre holding red text.

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Collecting Areas

Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Transfer from Numismatics Collection, Museum of Victoria, 07 Aug 1995
Place & Date Made

Australia, 1915-1918
Place & Date Used

Australia, 1915-1918
Inscriptions

Printed on badge: 'PEACE / AND / GOODWILL'
Classification

Military history, Civilian life, Fundraising
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Object
Overall Dimensions

3.2 cm (Length), 3.2 cm (Height)
Keywords

Badges, Fundraising, Peace Issues, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918

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Item SH 950343 Badge - 'Peace and Goodwill', circa 1915 - 1918

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Physical Description

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Place & Date Used

Inscriptions

Classification

Category

Discipline

Type of item

Overall Dimensions

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