Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button
Returned Soldiers' Association (RSA) badge dated 28 June 1919 - the date that the Date Treaty of Versailles was signed, marking the formal end to the hostilities of World War I. The badge was sold in Adelaide on Saturday 19 July 1919 for one shilling, 'by authority of the Department of Repatriation'. The badge has no obvious maker's name.
The Returned Soldiers' Association (RSA) was a predecessor of the Returned & Services League (RSL).
Physical Description
Circular pressed metal badge with coloured face featuring gold border and green wreath. World globe in the centre with the dove of peace at the top; bow at bottom. Inscribed around the edge of the inside of the wreath. Pin at back which fits into a slot.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Public Life & Institutions, Clothing & Textiles, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Numismatics Collection, Museum of Victoria, 07 Aug 1995
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Commissioned By
Returned Soldiers Association, South Australia, Australia, 1919
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Place & Date Made
Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1919
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Date Inscribed
28 Jun 1919
Date Treaty of Versailles was signed. -
Inscriptions
Text obverse: OFFICIAL PEACE BUTTON R.S.A. FUNDS SIGNED / JUNE 28 1919 On top of globe PEACE. Underneath COPYRIGHT
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
32 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measured 2.10.08
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Maximum dimensions
32 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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References
GOOD, A.M: Official Record of S.A, Button Days. League of Loyal Women's Rooms (Sands and McDougall's), Adelaide. Advertising (1919, July 18). Recorder (Port Pirie, SA : 1919 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2019, from [Link 1] Further information may be available at the National Archives of Australia, A1861, 4333, barcode 60925: 'Drawing. "Official Peace Day Button". Registration and Exhibit.'
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Keywords
Community Organisations & Services, Peace Issues, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Military Forces
