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WWI SOLDIER's ORPHANS DAY FRENCH WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL PIN BADGE
WWI SOLDIER's ORPHANS DAY FRENCH WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL PIN BADGE
WWI SOLDIER's ORPHANS DAY FRENCH WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL PIN BADGE

WWI SOLDIER's ORPHANS DAY FRENCH WW1 FUNDRAISING LAPEL PIN BADGE

$ 5.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Very fine condition, printed in France, genuine first world war item
  • Modified Item: No
  • Theme: Militaria

    Description

    Obverse
    : a couple of first world war orphans on their father's grave
    Reverse
    : "Journée nationale des orphelins de la guerre"
    Size
    : 44 mm or 1,75 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...