item details
NameHalley's Comet badge
ProductionUnknown; producer; 1986; New Zealand
Classificationbadges
Materialsmetal, enamel
DimensionsOverall: 25mm (width), 21mm (height), 8mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH026692
Credit lineGift of Gerry Brackenbury, 2024
Overview
This badge commemorates Halley’s Comet which could just be seen in the night sky in 1986.
There was much anticipation in New Zealand as the previous sightings of the comet in 1910 had been dramatic with its tail stretching far across the night sky.