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Royal British Legion Badge

PeriodLate 20th century

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Badges

Object TypeCrest Badge

Registration NumberMMM 001607

DescriptionThis is the badge of The Royal British Legion. This is an organisation which supports Service men and women as well as ex-serving personnel and their family members. They have been doing so since its foundation on 15 May 1921, after the Great War. WWI had a great impact on the British economy. In addition to this, a number of service men who had returned back home had suffered from disabilities and other had died, hence their families who depended on them required assistance especially financially. Nowadays, the Legion still remains in the service of helping serving and ex-serving personnel.

The blue shield, contains on a field black, an Or lion’s head. It is bordered by two bands which contain ‘THE ROYAL BRITISH’ and ‘LEGION’ separately. On top, there is the crown in polychrome. Below the badge lies another band with the words ‘SERVICE NOT SELF’.InscriptionsOn recto "The ROYAL BRITISH LEGION" and "SERVICE NOT SELF".Annotations and MarksOn verso, centre top sticker reads "RUGBY Warwicks"; sticker underneath reads "MM/1607".Material

Wood, resin, paint

Technique

Cast in resin, hand painted mounted on wooden plaque.

Place of Manufacture

Rugby, United Kingdom

DimensionsOverall: 25.5 × 30.5 cm, 0.6 kg

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