Place | Asia: Borneo, Tarakan |
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Accession Number | REL23908.001 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Badge |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Borneo: Tarakan |
Date made | c 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Sweetheart brooch made at Tarakan
Description
Silver metal badge in the shape of a heart which hangs below a bar on two short chains. Engraved on the bar is the word 'Beryl'. The centre of the lower metal piece features a convex red heart. Around this centre piece on the silver metal is engraved 'Tarakan' with a palm tree on each side. The badge is in a small red cloth bag. The brooch pin is missing from the reverse of the bar.
History / Summary
Found in a charity shop and donated to the Memroial.