9 KARAT GOLD WW1 ERA BRITISH ARMY ROYAL GRENADIER GUARDS SWEET HEART BADGE

Offered is an original WW1 era British Grenadier Guards 9 Karat gold (2.61g weight) sweet heart badge. Hand engraved details to face. Pin back & gold hallmarked to rear. Pin assembly measuring 45mm wide. With so many Australian & Commonwealth soldiers departing for foreign shores and the uncertainty of their return, it is understandable how the tradition of giving a wife, sister, mother, and or sweetheart a precious memento would become popular among the troops. Today we refer to these mementos in general as “sweetheart badges”, but in reality these precious gifts could just as easily be a necklace, a ring, or even a hairpin and take many more forms than just solely badges. The desirability of these “sweethearts” is not just the metallic content but also the rarity of the design.