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1914 1917 WAR TUBERCULOSIS DAY WW1 LARGE FUNDRAISING WWI CHARITY BADGE
$ 5.27
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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...