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Lapel Pin
Lapel Pin
Lapel Pin

Lapel Pin

Association (Albuquerque, New Mexico founded 1900)
Dateca. 1950
Mediumbrass
Dimensions1 3/8 × 3/4 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsClothing, Costume, & Accessories
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Fire Department
Object numberPC1975.23.64
DescriptionThis is a brass pin made to be worn on the lapel of a jacket. The pin is gold and blue, with a long needle portruding down from the back. The pin shows the side profile of a kangaroo looking towards the left. On the right is a gold letter "L" in a blue circle with a gold wreath around it and the word "LIONS" written on the top. At the bottom of the image is a blue boomerang with the point pointing down. Written within the boomerang is the word "AUSTRALIA" in gold letters.
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Terms
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