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Summary:: This badge was issused in the early 1970s to promote the three Vietnam Moratorium marches held in Melbourne in 1970 and 1971.
Description:: This red badge is encircled with a black ring, bearing white text on it. On the red ground is the moratorium symbol in white. The badge has a pin on the back.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Nic Maclellan, 1987

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	3.60 cm (Diameter)

Tagged with:	anti-conscription campaigns, peace issues, political protests, protest movements, vietnam moratorium, vietnam war 1959-1975
Themes this item is part of:	Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	POLITICS & PUBLIC PROTEST
Secondary Classification:	Vietnam War
Tertiary Classification:	badges
Inscriptions:	Printed around edge: VIETNAM MORATORIUM/ WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS NOW
Manufacturer:	Unknown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1970-1971