Summary
Alternative Name(s): Badge
This badge was made in 1982 and used around the same time. This button commemorates Hiroshima Day and it was purchased in Hiroshima. It was part of a collection of buttons assembled by the donor while active in left-wing politics at the University Melbourne, c 1979-86.
Physical Description
Circular button, plastic with safety pin attached to back. Button is yellow with front printed in blue and black overlay. Shows map of Japan, a missile inscribed "USA" and a submarine. Text in English and Japanese. Safety pin threaded through small oblong of plastic which is, in turn, glued to back of button.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Arms, Politics & Society, Clothing & Textiles
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Bill Watson, 30 Oct 1990
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1982 or later
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Inscriptions
Printed front, "[Japanese text] / STOP THE / CRUISE MISSILE / [Japanese text]".
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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
6 cm (Length), 0.1 cm (Width)
diameter 6cm.
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Keywords
Anti-Nuclear Protests, Hiroshima Atomic Blast, 6 August 1945, Nuclear Disarmament, Anti-Nuclear Protests, Peace, Activism, Political Protests, Wars & Conflicts, Arms
