Fundraising Badge - "Tin Hat Appeal"

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RSL Australia

1922

Subcollections

Overview

Green metal badge with a domed centre - shaped as a tin helmet. Black text. On the back, it has a tab on the upper centre edge - this would have enabled it to be pinned through a buttonhole or similar.

Historical information

RSL Australia, also known as the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL), was founded in 1916 to address the welfare needs of returning servicemen from World War I and has since evolved to support all veterans and their families.

Note: The organisation began as the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA) in 1916, later becoming the Returned Sailors', Soldiers' and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia (RSSAILA) in 1940, the Returned Services League of Australia in 1965, and finally RSL Australia in 1990 to reflect its support for both current and former service members.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.42

Item type

Badges

Collectibles

Souvenirs

Themes

Art and Design

Fashion

War and Conflict

Material

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

"Tin Hat Appeal. RSL War Service Fund. My Tribute to the Fighting Forces"

Contextual information

The "Tin Hat Appeal" was established in 1922 after the end of WWI. It raised funds to benefit returned soldiers who had fallen on hard times after the war and during the Great Depression. It continued on during WW2 and into the 1950s.

Keywords

Fundraising

Badges & Buttons

NUMISMATICS

Returned Services League (RSL)

Place made

Australia

Year

1922

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance