Rare 15ct Gold Maori Pioneer Battalion Sweetheart Badge

A rare 15ct yellow gold New Zealand Native Contingent (Maori…
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A rare 15ct yellow gold New Zealand Native Contingent (Maori Pioneer Battalion) 'sweetheart' badge, first pattern as worn by B Company, presumably worn as a 'sweetheart' brooch by a female relative of one of the Contingent's officers, set with a small sapphire, diamond and ruby. Contained in period 'A. Kohn' box. Note: The Contingent was originally sent overseas as a labouring force but eventually went on to establish a splendid fighting reputation on the shores of Gallipoli, and the battlefields of France and Belgium during World War 1. 3.7 cm x 2.6 cm, 10.3gm.

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