Unusual and Rare Boxed Sterling Silver Arabian Oryx Pin Brooch Hallmarked c1960s
This is a very unusual pin brooch of an Arabian Oryx. It is fully hallmarked on the back of one of the horns (hallmarks are very small) for maker's mark SGW and what appears to be Birmingham and date not determined. Date must be in the sixties according to identical other pin found online. It weighs approximately 4.6 grams.
The Arabian Oryx is the badge of the Fauna Preservation Society, UK - now called Fauna and Flora International (FFI). The Society works to save rare and endangered animals, like the Arabian Oryx, from extinction.
"In 1962, the society initiated Operation Oryx, which helped rescue the Arabian Oryx from extinction through a captive breeding program, with successful re-introductions into the wild in Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia. This was one of the world's first successful captive breeding and reintroduction efforts for an endangered species.
The logo of the society is the Arabian Oryx, after the very successful Operation Oryx, a flagship Arabian Oryx captive breeding project undertaken by the society." (Ref Wikipedia)
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