Summary
Badge, alternatively known as a button, made by Patricks Badges, 1979-1986.
It shows its wearer's support of the left-wing former guerilla group Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) during a civil war between the FMLN and the United States-backed government of El Salvador which ran from 1979-1992. This badge dates between 1979-1986, the period in which its donor was active in student politics.
Physical Description
This is a circular button of plastic on tin plate. The reverse has a safety pin slotted through the two holes in backing disc.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Bill Watson, 30 Oct 1990
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Manufacturer
Patricks Badges Pty. Ltd., Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1979-1986
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Organisation Named
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), El Salvador, 1980-1992
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1979-1986
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Inscriptions
Printed obverse: 'BUILD THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST CONTINGENT!/ JUNE 13 & 20/ Military/ Victory to/ Salvadoran/ Leftists' Engraved on reverse: 'PATRICKS BADGES PTY. LTD./SUMMER HILL N.S.W. /02-797-0333'
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Dimensions
55 mm (Outside Diameter)
Re-measured 2.10.08
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Maximum dimensions
55 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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