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2023/62
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Circular badge with the text 'OPRE ROMA'. Opre Roma! meaning 'Up, Gypsies!', is a common rallying call by contemporary Gypsy, Roma and Traveller campaign groups. London Emblem pin badge. Part of the Robert Dawson Romany collection. (One of four similar badges, only two acquired).
Physical description
1 badge: metal
Archival history
MERL List - Box Number: 10 // Artefact Number: BD 71-74 // Description: 4 Badges - OPRE ROMA, Object history note - 'NOTES ON OBJECTS IN THE ROBERT DAWSON COLLECTION, FROM CONVERSATION MAY 2018 [...] BD067 to 77 Gypsy Council badges etc. These are 1980s'
Production date
1980-01-01 - 1989-12-31
Production period
1980s
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