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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0116
- Description
- A silver lapel pin with three red maple leaves on a silver shield surmounted by the imperial crown, and blue banner at bottom, "General Service". Three maple leaves from single branch at centre of plain, smooth silver shield. Crown surmounting shield of silver with red enamel behind. Motto banner o…
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- Title
- Service Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 1.0 x 1.6 cm
- Description
- A silver lapel pin with three red maple leaves on a silver shield surmounted by the imperial crown, and blue banner at bottom, "General Service". Three maple leaves from single branch at centre of plain, smooth silver shield. Crown surmounting shield of silver with red enamel behind. Motto banner of blue follows shape of bottom of shield. Stud spike soldered to centre of back, fastens with large flat circular button with a ring of teeth on the inside, button screws over stud spike. Stamped into back "128402" moulded on back below spike "penalty for misuse 500 dollars or six months imprisonment".
- Subject
- Whyte home
- military
- World War II
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0116
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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0117
- Description
- A small pin in the shape of four flags flying with their staffs crossed. Enamelled cloisonne flags with silver staffs. At middle are American and French flags, with British and Italian ? flags flanking behind. Short horizontal hinged pin at back fastens under hook clasp. On back "sterling" with 3 h…
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- Title
- Service Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 0.5 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- A small pin in the shape of four flags flying with their staffs crossed. Enamelled cloisonne flags with silver staffs. At middle are American and French flags, with British and Italian ? flags flanking behind. Short horizontal hinged pin at back fastens under hook clasp. On back "sterling" with 3 heart shaped hallmarks beneath.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- military
- World War II
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0117
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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0115
- Description
- An enamelled pin with large white shield at centre containing gold lion rampant, and red, white and blue ribbon bow behind. Pin gold coloured, but very lightweight metal. Colours applied in cloisonne manner with thin gold coloured lines outlining. White shield, surmounted by gold crown, contains li…
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- Title
- Service Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.6 x 0.9 x 4.2 cm
- Description
- An enamelled pin with large white shield at centre containing gold lion rampant, and red, white and blue ribbon bow behind. Pin gold coloured, but very lightweight metal. Colours applied in cloisonne manner with thin gold coloured lines outlining. White shield, surmounted by gold crown, contains lion in high relief, and reads, "Dieu et mon droit" God and my right. Back has long pin hinged horizontally just above the middle, and fastening into locking clasp. Pin is hollow, with flat backing plate soldered to relief shaped front. Round hole through backing plate at top, and two triangular holes at bottom corners. Stamped across oval on back "Official B.W.R.S. and B.B. by Accessocraft"
- Subject
- Whyte home
- military
- World War II
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0115
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