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FORMER SOLDIER 1917 WWI TUBERCULOSIS DAY WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL BADGE
$ 4.69
- Description
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Description
This badge was printed in 1917 to support former soldiers who caught tuberculosisObverse
: consumptive soldier in sanatorium
Reverse
: "
journée nationale des tuberculeux anciens militaires / guerre 1914 1917
"
Size
: 48 mm or 1,9 inch.
These WW1 "charity day" fundraising souvenirs (cardboard insignia, thin stamped medals, pin badges, more rarely bronze or silver medals) were sold during the Great War to raise money for a variety of causes : mainly supporting the troops fighting on the various fronts, supporting the war effort, supporting wounded soldiers (or having caught tuberculosis)
, soldier's widows, orphans, thanking allied countries, etc...