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Geheim Leger Armée Secrète, Fraternelle de l'Armée Secrète Knokke-Heist: Badge / Insignia [graphic material] / Belgian manufacture

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

likely ca. 1984-1987.

Reference:

R11847-122-0-E, Volume number: 17

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3984664

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Maxwell Yalden fonds

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Geheim Leger Armée Secrète, Fraternelle de l'Armée Secrète Knokke-Heist: Badge / Insignia
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Date(s):

likely ca. 1984-1987.

Place of creation:

Belgium

Extent:

1 object, heraldic: badge / insignia [Replica]; textile embroidered appliqué with gold, red thread on black felt; triangular 11.7 x 13.0 cm (irregular) (inverted triangle).

Language of material:

French

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This badge appears to be new material; it is likely a replica badge displaying the symbol of the golden Lion's head with open mouth, inside a red equilateral inverted triangle, all on a black ground; this was used by the Secret Army of Belgium on armbands / brassards and worn by members of the Belgian resistance during the Second World War.

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MSS2443

Finding aid:

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(Paper) Art accession file. R11847 - 2006, Art Library. (90: Open)

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General note:

Maxwell Yalden was Ambassador of Canada in Belgium, appointed in September 1984 and likely received this item at this time.

Physical description note:

Embroidered appliqué lion with open mouth, in gold coloured thread on inverted triangle base with black centre; outer ribbed border in red thread, outlined in gold thread; laurel (?) branches to left and right of centre triangle, all stitched with gold attaching threads to black felt triangle base; whole piece attached (with adhesive) to black backing felt/cloth piece of same size, triangular (this hides back stitching).

Accompanying material note:

See textual records volume 9, file 11 for envelope (with printed inscription) in which badge was found and for card: VERBROEDERING GEHEIM LEGER and business card:C. LANDSCHOOT with handwritten inscriptions to (?) Yalden. (Photocopies in art accession file).

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed in stitched thread, recto t.: GEHEIM LEGER ARMÉE SECRÈTE / Fraternelle / de l'Armée / Secrète / Knokke-Heist; c.: [logo with lion's head]

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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
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Volume [R11847]

[Consultation 90 Open]

17 Item no. assigned by LAC R11847-1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Unknown
Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Accession no. R11847-1

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