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1914 1917 WAR TUBERCULOSIS DAY WW1 LARGE FUNDRAISING WWI CHARITY BADGE
1914 1917 WAR TUBERCULOSIS DAY WW1 LARGE FUNDRAISING WWI CHARITY BADGE
1914 1917 WAR TUBERCULOSIS DAY WW1 LARGE FUNDRAISING WWI CHARITY BADGE

1914 1917 WAR TUBERCULOSIS DAY WW1 LARGE FUNDRAISING WWI CHARITY BADGE

$ 5.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Condition: Very fine condition, printed in France by Chambrelent, Paris

    Description

    This cardboard badge was printed the last year of first world war for a charity event to help former soldiers who caught tuberculosis.
    Obverse
    :
    "journée nationale des tuberculeux anciens militaires / guerre 1914 1917" (national day of tuberculous fromer soldiers)
    Size
    : 85 mm or 3 1/3 inches
    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...