ULSTER UNIONIST & LOYALIST (Northern Ireland) - three Loyalist/Unionist flag badges (c.1990s). All in excellent condition.

Buy all three together for only €10.00 + postage

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For sale are three Ulster Loyalist/Unionist flag badges. These would originally have been sold as fund-raisers.

1) Ulster Banner. A red cross on white background with the Red Hand of Ulster surmounted by a crown. This was the old official parliamentary flag of Northern Ireland in use between 1953 and 1973. The flag still retains significance with Ulster Unionists and Loyalists.

2) Red saltire on white background with the Red Hand of Ulster within a six-pointed star. The red saltair on white background is the banner of St. Patrick and represents Ireland. The star and Red Hand represents Ulster Unionist/Loyalist symbolism. This badge unopened and still sealed in its original packaging.

3) YVC / UVF badge showing the two flags of the YCV (Young Citizen Volunteers) and the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force). These were both para-military Unionist/Loyalist organisations originally formed in 1912 in response to Home Rule being granted for Ireland that would give the whole country (including what would become Northern Ireland) a degree of independent governance from the UK. The YCV was the youth wing of the UVF.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force (The modern UVF).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unionism_in_Ireland (Unionism in Ireland).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_loyalism (Loyalism in Ireland).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Banner (The Ulster Banner).

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DESCRIPTION:
Size (Ulster Banner badge No.1): about 27/32" width x 7/8" depth (22mm x 23mm).
Material(s): diecast metal alloy with up to 4 enamels.
Finish: gilt plated.
Fitting: pins & pin with butterfly clutch.
Imprints: none.
Approximate age: 1990s to early 2000s.

CONDITION:
All three badges in excellent condition. No damage. Pins in working order.
Please see photograph(s), these form part of the description.

POSTAGE:
* Postal costs are extra, additional to the Asking Price
* I always get a proof-of-posting certificate.
* I combine postal costs for multiple items when these are paid for and posted the same time.

RETURNS:
* Return accepted if the item(s) is returned in same condition it left me, then the full Agreed Asking Price will be refunded. Postal costs are not refundable.
* Buyer pays the return postal costs - unless agreed otherwise.

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