1917 Ww1 Paris Charity Day Journee Badge / Medal
$ 3.7
Description
1917 WW1 PARIS CHARITY DAY JOURNEE BADGE / MEDAL. Obverse : allegoric scene figuring city of Paris thanking a french wounded poilu soldier & legend : "journée de Paris 14 juillet 1917" Reverse : - Diameter : 27 mm or 1.1 inch. Thin stamped white metal sheet. These WW1 "charity day" fundraising souvenirs (cardboard insignia, thin stamped medals, pin badges, more rarely bronze or silver medals) were sold during the Great War to raise money for a variety of causes : mainly supporting the troops fighting on the various fronts, supporting the war effort, supporting wounded soldiers (or having caught tuberculosis), soldier's widows, orphans, thanking allied countries, etc...
