2017 Anzac Day Badges: Over the Years

We are proud to present to you our first edition of this our 2017 Anzac Day Badges: Over the Years - an Australian Badge Guide publication.  That’s right we have been writing badge guides for collectors since 2012 and genuinely believe all Australians would be fascinated to see just how many Anzac Day badges have been issued over the years.

We hope you like it.  We have included history about Anzac Day and the Gallipoli campaign too! It has been a labour of love, and worth it.  Relive your childhood and/or just find out more about this most iconic and popular of Australian Days, as told in the Anzac Day badges issued over the years. Enjoy!

Some 63 pages in length, with 251 references, and some 582 full-colour badge images, this makes this Australian Badge Guide publication a must have for all, including those people who are just fascinated by Australia’s social and cultural history.  Who knows, perhaps you too will become a badge enthusiast?

Interestingly, Anzac Day commemorations were first observed on Australia Day in 1915 (30 July 1915, with the first “official” Anzac Day commemoration being observed on 13 October 1915 as part of the tradition 8 hour day holiday celebration). Despite being officially observed on 25 April 1916, Anzac Day also continued to be observed under other names including Remembrance Day and Gallipoli Day. 

Other interesting details included in the Guide include the first observance of Anzac Day at the Australian War Memorial (later than you may first think), and references to Anzac Day badge guides in Australia’s newspaper archive. This Guide looks to correctly document these important historical artefacts which, if eBay is any Guide, continue to grow in value as the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing now shows.