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Souvenir - Royal Visit 1954 badge

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1954

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Royal Memorabilia

Overview

Affixed to card is a crown-shape metal badge.
Crown is painted red, with a red white and blue fabric ribbon underneath.
Attached to the back of the badge is a stick pin for badge to be fastened onto clothing

Historical information

The 1954 Royal Visit to Australia was the first-ever visit by a reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who arrived in Sydney on February 3, 1954.
The tour lasted for 58 days, during which the Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited every Australian state and territory, drawing immense crowds and fostering a strong sense of national unity and loyalty.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.263

Item type

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Material

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On card: "Royal Visit Souvenir. Made in Australia"

Keywords

Royal Souvenirs

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Friday, 24 October, 2025

Completeness

100

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