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SERBIA 1916 WWI SERBIAN SOLDIER DAY FRENCH PATRIOTIC WW1 FUNDRAISING BADGE

$ 4.17

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Very fine condition, printed in France, genuine first world war item

    Description

    Serbia was one of the allied country against Germany. This cardboard shield was printed in the middle of first world war for a charity event to honor serbian heroes and help their families.
    Obverse
    : a serbian soldier
    Reverse
    : "Journée Serbe 25 juin 1916 / comité de secours nationam"
    Size
    : 37 mm or 1,45 inch.
    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...