Badge, People's Liberal Party, Australia, 1911-1920
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1911-1920 AD
Note: This object includes white superiority messaging. Blue and white enamelled badge, alternatively known as a lapel pin, was produced for the People's Liberal Party and features a white map of Australia inscribed 'FOR AUSTRALIA'.
Some medals issued around the time of Australia's federation suggested that a federated Australia was not supported by everyone. In September 1911 the People's Liberal Party was formed from a merger between the Commonwealth Liberal Party (formed 1909) and the People's Party. 'The People's Liberal Party has from its foundation stood for a national policy of Protection. It has been as loyal to this policy during its comparatively brief life of seven years as has the 'Age' newspaper during its long and zealous career.' (People's Liberal Party (Vic.) Women's Division, 1915.) Blue and white enamel badge, showing a white coloured, gold inscribed Australia map at centre. It is edged with gold and encircled by a blue border, which is also inscribed. There is a pin on the reverse.
Obverse: On map in centre, "FOR AUSTRALIA", surrounded by circle inscribed "PEOPLE'S LIBERAL PARTY". Reverse: [illeg] / [illeg] PO PLACE.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gilt and enamel
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 27 mm (Outside Diameter)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Australia
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Obverse: on map in centre, FOR/ AUSTRALIA; border inscribed PEOPLE'S LIBERAL PARTY Reverse: [Illegible] / [Illegible] PO PLACE
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-1181785
- Museum object name
- Badge - White Australia, People's Liberal Party, Australia, 1911-1920
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 44326
- Published references
- People's Liberal Party (Vic.). Women's Division, 1915. 'Resume of the second conference, Women's Division, held at Ballarat, 28th and 29th April, 1915: including Protection, by Mrs Herbert Brookes, social questions by Mrs L.E. Goodisson, People's Liberal Party' People's Liberal Party (Vic.), 1911. 'The safeguard of our liberty is organisation.' The platform, constitution and rules of the party
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.