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Description: | A silver or white metal Female Relatives Badge issued by the Australian Department of Defence to the wife, mother, or nearest female relative, of those on active service outside Australian territory during World War One. The Navy had a similar badge that incorporated an anchor in the design.The badge is incomplete. It is missing its clasp, as well as the bar or bars that hung on chain from the two holes punched into the bottom scroll. There was a bar for each additional relative. Issue number 132838 is stamped on the back, along with the manufacturer's mark.The text in both sections was originally surrounded in blue enamel (some remains). The text in the oval reads ISSUED BY THE DEPT. OF DEFENCE * TO WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA. The text in the scroll reads FOR DUTY DONE, and in the centre of the oval are the initials AIF (Australian Imperial Forces) and it is topped by a crown.Dating from 1917 to 1919. The length is 36mm, width is 29mm and the weight 6.52g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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