Summary
Alternative Name(s): Badge
This badge was made and used in 1982. 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 glued to back with plastic tab. Front painted mid blue with white text and illustration of Hiroshima building that survived the atomic bomb and now symbolises horror of nuclear warfare. Above, three stylised doves are flying.
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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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Date Used
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Inscriptions
Printed front "1982 World Conference against A & H Bombs /... [Japanese text] 1982...[Japanese text]".
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overall dimensions
5.9 cm (Length), 0.1 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Anti-Nuclear Protests, Hiroshima Atomic Blast, 6 August 1945, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace, Peace Movements, Political Protests, Nuclear Power, Arms
