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Description: | 17994
DRAWER 3. R.
whole: the image occupies the whole, with the title integrated and positioned across the top in black.
image: set in front of a large Red Cross flag, a woman dressed in a voluminous blue dress with puffy blue and white sleeves is removing her
gold jewellery and dropping it into a large silver trophy-style cup.
text: GIVE OLD GOLD and SILVER to the RED CROSS
[unreadable artist's signature]
The red cross emblem is a neutral protective sign used during armed conflict. Its primary purpose under the Geneva
Conventions is to be the emblem of the medical services of the armed forces. The British Red Cross in its special role as an auxiliary to
the military medical services is also authorised to use the emblem within specified limits. The use of the emblem is restricted by
international and national laws. The depiction of the red cross emblem in many of these posters would not be allowed today under current
regulations. For further information, please contact The British Red Cross Society. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | British Home Front 1914-1918 emblems women / womens work Costume and fashion flag / banner / standard Charities UK Home Front First World War British Red Cross Society WW1 British Home Front | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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