State occasions such as coronations, jubilees, weddings and funerals often prompt enormous public interest and the sale of associated memorabilia. This badge was manufactured for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897. It offers the chance to investigate a famous person and the reasons they have become famous and also to explore the media through which we get to know about public personalities.
From
United Kingdom
Date
AD 1897
Culture
Victorian Britain
Material
aluminium, paper and plastic
Dimensions
diameter: 2.3 cm
Museum
British Museum
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