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1984 Sweden Swedish May 1st Labor Day Axel Strand Pin Badge

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This is a rare gold coloured metal badge from Sweden.
The badge has a long stick pin style fastener and is 1.7cm in diameter.
Featuring the text 1st May 1984 and the image of a man with the improbable name of Axel Strand, which sounds very similar to Axle Stand. I imagine he spent many an hour as a child, lying under parked cars in the busy streets of Stockholm to the amusement of passers-by whom he was known to.

1 May has been an important part of Swedish history since the late 19th century. The day was made a public holiday in 1938 but had been celebrated by the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the left since 1890. The first International Workers' Day celebration gathered more than 50,000 people in central Stockholm. The crowd went to hear speeches by the leading figures in the Swedish labour movement such as Hjalmar Branting (later prime minister), August Palm and Hinke Bergegren. During World War I the demonstrations mainly had a peace message and the Liberal Party also joined the demonstrations. The eight-hour working day and women's suffrage were the principal themes during the troubled times after World War I.

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