Ihász István - Pintér János szerk.: Történeti Muzeológiai Szemle: A Magyar Múzeumi Történész Társulat Évkönyve 5. (Budapest, 2005)
II. Módszertan - Műhely - Közlemények - Pallos Lajos: A jelvénygyűjtemények mint az I. világháború emlékének sajátos őrzői
Badge Collections as Special Keepers of Relics of the First World War Lajos Pallos The badges dating from the First World War fall into two large groups: one comprises pieces made as home front propaganda, while the other consists of military insignia. The home front propaganda is partly made up of patriotic objects, and partly announces the alliance of central powers. The military insignia are very varied and decorative. From investigation of the iconography of certain groups it appears that there are great differences among the motifs of the badges of various weapons, while at the same time a number of quality compositions were made, especially among the badges of the infantry and grenadiers, where we frequently discover the artist's mark. The collecting of badges began during the world war, partly by soldiers and partly by hinterland coin collectors. Of the public collections, the formation of that of the Hungarian National Museum can be best traced, which began to accumulate a world war badge collection on 17 th August, 1914. 1,441 badges entered the collection in the course of the war, and at present the collection consists of over 3,500 items. Since the war a number of private collections have come into existence, most of which contain a few hundred pieces. Their collectors arrange their materials thematically, with specialists in individual areas, such as airforee or commando insignia. The collectors of First World War badges are endowed with a wide-ranging knowledge of the military events of the war through the collection of information pertaining to particular military units (the creation of units, their military activities and so on). As a result, these collectors are preservers not only of their collections but also have personal knowledge of WW 1.
