Anzac poppy

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Title

Anzac poppy

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

The Anzac poppy is the most powerful symbol relating to the impact of war in New Zealand society. The red poppy is an international symbol of war remembrance, and is usually worn in New Zealand the day before and on Anzac Day, 25 April, and can also be seen at major commemorative events, military funerals, war graves and cemeteries in New Zealand and around the world. Anzac Day is the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli in 1915, and is observed...

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Format

Image

Date created

1960s-1970s

Creator

New Zealand Returned Services Association

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1251926

Related subjects

Poppies / War / paper / wire / souvenirs / World War, 1914-1918 / New Zealand

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