WW1 Home Front - Scarce Dundee Women's Suffrage Society War Relief Fund Gilt and Enamel Badge

An attractive gilt and enamel badge which shows the crest of the city of Dundee, 29mm in diameter. It is engraved with 37/2 and has the maker's details on the reverse Rattray, Dundee. It also has an extra loop mounted on it for a safety chain (the safety chain is no longer present). In good condition with only a small bit of surface damage to the surface of the enamel at about 1 o'clock.

On the outbreak of WW1 the Dundee Women's Suffrage Society of their office and staff for war work was "gratefully accepted by Lord Provost on behalf of the City of Dundee" and a committee was formed, who styled themselves as the 'Dundee Women's War Relief Fund Committee'.

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Code: 59942