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Queen's Institute of District Nursing Badge
Queen's Institute Of District Nursing Badge
Queen's Institute of District Nursing Badge
Queen's Institute of District Nursing Badge

Queen's Institute Of District Nursing Badge

Date1926
Object NameBadge
Mediumsilver:gilt
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
DimensionsOverall: Height: 4.445 cm, Width: 2.8575 cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS032103
Keywords
About MeOval badge with pierced central monogram. The Royal monogram of VRI in the centre has the imperial crown on top and the border is inscribed "QUEEN'S INSTITUTE OF DISTRICT NURSING".

The Queen's Nursing Institute was founded in 1887, Queen Victoria's Jubilee year, and originally called Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses. The name was changed in 1926 to the Queen's Institute of District Nursing but the design of the badge was otherwise largely unchanged. The badges were worn on cords around the neck by "Queen's Nurses". In 1972 the name would change again to "Queen's Nursing Institute" and in 1982 the badge was altered again.
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