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HMAS MELBOURNE sweetheart brooch
HMAS MELBOURNE sweetheart brooch

HMAS MELBOURNE sweetheart brooch

Date1914 - 1945
Object number00015186
NameBrooch
MediumGilt, enamel
DimensionsOverall: 28 x 28 mm
ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionSweetheart brooch from WWI or WWII. The obverse features the pre 1940 version of the City of Melbourne's coat of arms with its motto 'Vires Acquirit Eundo' [We gather strength as we go]. Above the coat of arms is the inscription 'H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE' in gold lettering.