Rare Victorian Enamel Primrose League Badge & Box 1889

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Rare !!! Victorian Enamel Primrose League Badge & Box 1889 For sale is this Victorian Primrose Pin/Badge.This Pin was made for the original Members of the Primrose League party political organization.This Brass Enamel Badge was issued around 1889.It is one of the finest elaborate examples. it has the League's motto, the Latin words IMPERIUM ET LIBERTAS ('Empire and Liberty').It was very popular as it appealed to women as a piece of Jewellery as well as supporting the partyIt is in its original Red leather box with makers name"T & J.Bragg, birmingham." Also marked onthe backof the Pin. It measures approx: 3 x 2 cms & weighs 6 grams. (The Primrose League was formed in 1883 by admirers of Benjamin Disraeli, the British Prime Minister who had died two years earlier. Its aims were to promote Conservative Party principles and imperialism, and it took as its emblem the primrose, which had been Disraeli's favourite flower. The League issued many different styles of badge, reflecting its complex hierarchy. Most include the primrose and the League's monogram (PL). ) Please Read Description & Sizes carefullyThey are here for your benefit.I am Not an expert but will be as accurate as I can. **All items are Vintage or secondhand so have been used/worn****Items will not be Cleaned (too much) unless asked to do so****Any defects or faults I find read more

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