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A couple of other items.
1. British Legion token - Don't know if the 'P' stands for penny or pint ! 2. Chirk RBL Social Club - Millenium
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Earl Mountbatten Memorial Branch
Saw this blazer badge and thought it would be a good addition to my collection.
"The Earl Mountbatten Memorial Branch was first established in May 1980 in memory of Lord Louis Mountbatten, following his death in August 1979 in Ireland." I was very aware of Earl Mountbattens death as my tour of N.I started a couple of month later in November 1979.
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I was loitering at HQNI when the news came through.
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"P" for "Patron"?
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Just realised it couldn't be penny , in 'old money' (pre 1971) one penny would be 1d.
As there is no info about which area it came from , possibly the "P" is for the branch ?
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Just surmising. Could the P stand for Poppy or Piper?
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Recently got another one which shows that at least in some branches these were "beer tokens" .
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RBL Collection Boxes
Bought a little Poppy Appeal money box a couple of month ago as a bit of fun.
Over the past 2 weeks I have added three RBL collection boxes to my ever growing RBL memorabilia. 1. A Poppy Royal British Legion Benevolent Fund Money / Collection Box . 1978-1983. (This is the second version with Thank You label and alteration in the money slot, to take a rolled-up note.) 2. A Royal British Legion Lion Money/Collection Box: “A CARING FORCE FOR THE FUTURE”. c1995. 3. Poppy Appeal Money/Collection Box and small money box/bank. (Probably 2000 +). Thanks to Alistair and Dave for their help in finding these items , much appreciated.
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This has been a very interesting thread, and some really nice badges/pins shared. I am assuming he British Legion is like the American Legion over here?
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The British Legion was formed on 15 May 1921, bringing together four national organisations of ex-Servicemen that had established themselves after the First World War:
The National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers The British National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers The Comrades of The Great War The Officers' Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_British_Legion .
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Anniversary items
A couple of nice finds :
The money clip is cardboard but in great condition. .
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Auction Lot
Picked up this lot at the recent Bosley's auction (thanks Dave !) , a great selection with some quite rare Pilgrimage badges.
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A great addition to your collection Mike - well done.
I am looking forward to seeing the collectors guide to RBL insignia that you must be in a position to write
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Upsize !
Back in January I picked up a plain RBL Commemorative coin , used for coin tosses in 2018 football matches played during Remembrance week.
Last week I spotted and bought an enamelled one (didn't pay much attention) , well it arrived today and turns out to be a limited edition larger version. It is the same as the coin sized one with "100 years on football remembers" engraved around the rim. .
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Great find !
Saw a job lot of BL badges but thought they were 'basic' ones I already had but then gave them a second/closer look. There was a nice minature screw pin one plus a very badly damaged "For Merit" badge , as the second is pretty rare I bought the lot.
When they arrived I was reasonably happy , there were also a couple of 'T.A' ones and six of the smaller basic BL ones which were headed for the spares/swaps box. For some reason I decided to check makers marks/numbers and got a surprise , one of them had a "JRG&S" makers mark .......and a hallmark! Can't make out details of hallmark but it is definitely a gold member award badge (more about award in another post). Am very happy with my little job lot and will definitely double check all listings/badges in future. .
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