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The collection consists of five vintage enamel and base metal badges and stick pins displaying varied collegiate, organizational, and regional motifs. The primary piece is a circular organizational badge identified through consensus research as a Guy’s Hospital Nurses League (G.H.N.L.) badge. This badge features the initials C.H.N.L. and the Latin motto DARE QUAM ACCIPERE (To Give Rather Than To Receive) surrounding a crest with enameled detailing. Also included is an oval badge featuring a white Yorkshire rose over interwoven initials set against dark green enamel, with an attached banner reading YORKSHIRE. The collection contains two stick pins: one depicting a stylized tree with a white ‘W’ on green enamel, and a second winged cross stick pin marked 19O.G.3O on a yellow and black enamel banner. The final item is a small, crescent-shaped piece with heavily patinated green enamel.
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