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W.R.N.S. Gold and Enamel Sweetheart Brooch - WW II , Wrens
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Reference: S11318
Period: George VI
Year: Circa 1940
Silversmith:
Place: London
Price: $ 360.00
Weight: 3 grams
Dimensions: 4.8 cm
Condition: Excellent, enamel perfect, hinge and clasp in full working order.
Description: A W.R.N.S. (Women's Royal Naval Service) 9 carat gold and enamel Sweetheart brooch, probably dating back to WW II. The brooch has lovely detail, with 2 tones of gold, the W.R.N.S. badge of a bird (wren) sitting on an anchor behind the naval crown, above W.R.N.S. scroll in blue enamel. This is mounted on a 9 carat gold bar brooch, with gold pin and locking clasp, often these pins are not gold. The bar is clearly hallmarked 9CT for 9 carat gold. The W.R.N.S. (popularly and officially known as the Wrens) was the Women's branch of the Royal Navy, served as cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, radar plotters, weapons analysts, range assessors, electricians and air mechanics, in 1944 they had 75000 service women.
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W.R.N.S. Gold and Enamel Sweetheart Brooch - WW II , Wrens
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W.R.N.S. Gold and Enamel Sweetheart Brooch
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Wrens gold sweetheart brooch
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9 carat gold hallmark, sweetheart brooch
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