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Badge - Royal Visit, Victoria, 1954
Reg. No: SH 961509
- Summary:
- Alternative Name(s): Button
Round badge manufactured to celebrate the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to Australia in 1954. The badge was purchased to celebrate the 1954 Royal visit by Mrs Boyunegnez, who was a school girl at the time. She performed in a school demonstration for the Queen during her visit to Australia. - Description:
- Small metal badge with red, white and blue ribbon attached. The badge shows a picture of Queen Elizabeth 2 against a British flag and an Australian Red Ensign. The Queen is wearing a tiara and a necklace. At the base of the badge is a scroll with the text 'Royal Tour.' The small length of ribbon is attached to the pin at the back.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Boyunegnez, 1996
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 3.20 cm (Height) |
| Dimension Comment: | diameter 3.2 |
More information
| Tagged with: | celebrations, royal visits, royalty, royalty british |
| Themes this item is part of: | Getting In, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 2003-2015, HM Queen Elizabeth II (1926- ), Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | PUBLIC EVENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Royal Visits |
| Tertiary Classification: | souvenirs |
| Inscriptions: | On badge: 'Royal Tour' |
| Place & Date Made: | Australia, 1954 |
| Place & Date Used: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1954 |
| Person Depicted: | HM Queen Elizabeth II, 1954 |
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