Rotunda Hospital Dublin,Midwifery Badge/Buckle

A large bronze pinback badge awarded for Midwifery Training at the Rotunda Hospital Dublin which has been converted to have a buckle fixing.This particular type of badge was first issued in 1916, then manufactured by John Smyth & Sons Ltd of Wicklow Street, Dublin. The central roundel represents the female personification of Charity with two small children. It was adapted for the badge from an original plaster panel that can still be seen in the hospital’s chapel. This motif together with the titles forms the Rotunda hospital crest. The letters B and M acknowledge the hospital’s founder, Bartholomew Mosse (1712–1759).
Good condition with the addition of belt fixing as pictured.Stamped to rear is a number and the motto "To Do my Duty" height 49mm

Code: 52941