World War One Australia Navy Day 1918 Pinback Button Badge - very rare

 World War One Australian Pinback Button Badge

AUSTRALIA World War One Tin Lapel Political Patriotic Pin Back Button Badge very scarce - almost 100 years old

This is a 1918 World War One issued Australia  Navy Day 1918 fund raising Badge associated with the Navy League of Australia

World War I  1918  "NAVY DAY" Navy League of Australia Pinback Button Badge -  Very Scarce

Description

WWI commemorative circular plastic-coated pressed tinplate metal badge with a celluloid face and a pin attachment on the reverse. This fund raising badge has a navy blue border with a black inner circle background encircle by a white rope. In the center is the White Ensign or the St George's Ensign flag, used by the Royal Navy. Below the flag is the inscription "NAVY DAY 1918"

Inscription:

NAVY DAY 1918

Maker
A W Patrick

Place made
Australia: South Australia, Adelaide

Date made
c 1918

Size

approximately 32 mm round ( 1 1/4 inches )

Summary:

Australia Navy Day fundraising badge issued during the Great War.  Such badges were sold in trams, buses, at railways stations and at rallies to raise money for the stated cause.

The Navy League of Australia , established in November 1900 , is an Australian organization and advocacy group dedicated to creating interest in maritime and naval matters, particularly those relating to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Australian Merchant Navy.