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Introduction to Badges

Badges (572 examples)

Badges are a cheap, mass produced, method of communication. They can confer identity with a political group and support for or against a particular campaign issue. The badges within this collection cover a wide variety of political campaigns and are from a great number of political groups.

In type, they range from the common aluminium with a celluloid cover to more elaborate enamelled varieties. Some have had a very long shelf life, such as example 11 produced by the Connolly Association in the mid seventies and still available. Many were made for one off events or commemorations such as badge 352. A few, such as example 399 are quite unique.

There is a very large selection on the prison struggle (134 examples, of which 59 deal with the hunger strikes). Also, there are 154 examples of Loyalist badges.

 

Some Examples of Badges

Type: Badge,   Group: ?,   Date: 1984
Description: No Pope here
Theme 1: Sectarian,   Theme 2: Loyalist,   
Colour: BlueRW,   Size: 58mm.
Location: Ireland.

Type: Badge,   Group: CDPDI,   Date: 1985
Description: Irlande, Socialiste et unie
Theme 1: Political,   Theme 2: International,   Theme 3: French.   
Colour: BW,   Size: 36mm.
Location: France.

Type: Badge,   Group: CPI,   Date: 1986
Description: Irlande unite
Theme 1: Political,   Theme 2: International,   Theme 3: French.   
Colour: Multi,   Size: 37mm.
Location: France.

Type: Badge,   Group: SF?,   Date: 1956
Description: Boycott British
Theme 1: Political,   
Colour: BS,   Size: 14mm.
Date Worn: 30-Jan.
Location: Ireland.

 

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