Badge - Commemorative, Australian Hibernian Society, Australia, 1914

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Summary:: Commemorative Badge issued by the Australian Hibernian Society in 1914. It was manufactured by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne. The Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society was a church-based support network. It was founded in 1868 by a group of Irish immigrants.
Description:: A harp shaped gilt and green enamel badge with button hole lug on back. The obverse depicts an Irish harp, around on green background, A NATION ONCE AGAIN 1914. The reverse is stamped with the makers name, STOKES & SONS / MELB.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Harold Mower, 1991

Discipline:	Numismatics
Dimensions:	24 mm (Height), 18 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	badges, irish communities, irish immigration
Themes this item is part of:	Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Migration Collection, Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Community Activity
Tertiary Classification:	badges
DateEra:	1914 AD
Obverse Description:	An Irish harp, around on green background, A NATION ONCE AGAIN 1914.
Reverse Description:	The reverse is stamped with the makers name, STOKES & SONS / MELB.
Edge Description:	Plain
Inscriptions:	A NATION ONCE AGAIN 1914 STOKES & SONS MELB.
Material:	Gilt and enamel
Issued By:	Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, Australia, 1914
Manufacturer:	Stokes & Sons Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1914