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Old 23-03-17, 09:11 PM
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Default Military, or Railway related??
Did search Internet but couldn't find a match....probably just a Railway button.FILE0028.jpgFILE0029.jpg
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Old 23-03-17, 09:21 PM
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Hi,

I just had a quick look through my railway book and couldn't see it.

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I have seen this cypher before, trying to remember where....
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Ian Kelly has a few of these on his website listed as "Queen's Nursing Institute - District Nurse":

https://www.kellybadges.co.uk/unifor...rm-button.html

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Victoria Institute of Nurses.
official name: Queen's Institute Of District Nursing
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Hello

The button is for the Queen's Nursing Institute, a nursing charity originally set up in Victorian times with the support of Florence Nightingale and the approval of Queen Victoria, hence the 'VR' part of the cypher.

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The button is for the Queen's Nursing Institute, a nursing charity originally set up in Victorian times with the support of Florence Nightingale and the approval of Queen Victoria, hence the 'VR' part of the cypher.

Roger
Agreed.

The VRI cipher is of course, 'Victoria Regina et Imperatrix'.
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Old 24-03-17, 10:50 AM
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Thanks for replies, really thought it would turn out to be Railway related..............more interesting than I thought! one of those mystery button tin items.
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