As my main interest is Poppy/Remembrance pins I have picked up a few tie tacs which are crossovers.
Some have come directly from the unit/individual who had them made , so funds go directly to the charity involved. Other , older ones , I've picked up online which makes it harder to decide if they are genuine or simply cheap knock-offs/copies.
I think numbers depends on whether they are a local or national organisation , a "specialist" unit may only produce a limited number (one or two hundred) while a national service may have a continual run which goes into the thousands.
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