The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. Features the head and shoulders of a French general in a kepi against a French flag, bordered in a white band on which the words 'Victorian School Tribute 1916' is printed in blue. The whole design sits against a gold background. The word 'Copyright' appears on one lower edge but features no maker's details.
Fundraising badge produced in 1916 to promote the fundraising activities of the Victorian Education Department Patriotic Fund. Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause. This example appears to be a tribute to the French and may have been inspired by the stories of the fierce fighting ocurring at Verdun in 1916. The Victorian Education Department Patriotic Fund raised a total of 390,337 pounds for the war effort.
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. Within a brown border are the words 'Australia Day Coo-ee 1916' enclosing a brown and yellow kookaburra
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. Features an central Royal Navy ensign, enclosed by a lifebuoy on which is printed 'Our Sailor's Day'. T
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. Features a gold-bordered art nouveau style heart within a green wreath, surmounted by a yellow seven-po
Circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. The words 'On Active Service' appear at the top of the badge, above a colour image of a bulldog standing agai
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. A scroll and a Red Cross symbol overlay an Italian flag. The words 'Italian Red Cross' are printed in
Small circular pressed tinplate badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment to the reverse. A French flag and a Red Cross symbol with a starburst pattern behind it sit on a gold background. The w
