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This round white diaper pin badge features a blue circle with white lettering in the center, and blue illustrations around it. Two blue fleurs-de-lis are desinned on the left and right. Issued for Quebec’s national holiday.
- Accession Number 2022.12.79
- Fabricant / Éditeur Belmont Plastiques
- Date 1981
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 5,3 cm
Historical context
Saint-Jean-Baptiste, as a patriotic and national holiday, has been celebrated in Quebec since 1834, at the instigation of journalist Ludger Duvernay, at a banquet held in Montreal on rue Saint-Antoine, where today’s Windsor Station is located. This patron saint’s day quickly became very popular, but it wasn’t until 1977 that June 24 officially became Quebec’s Fête nationale, retaining the name Saint-Jean-Baptiste....
- Accession Number 2022.12.79
- Fabricant / Éditeur Belmont Plastiques
- Date 1981
- Materials metal, paper, plastic
- Measurements 5,3 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Simon Turmel, 2022.012.079
Photo by Michel Julien
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