India, Leper Hospital, Kumbakonam (Est. 1916), an openwork engraved silver badge, leaf scrolls, back engraved (Opening of the Ward Erected by Mr T.P. Ramasami), 50 x 39mm (Pudd. –). Good very fine, toned £30-40

The Sacred Heart Leprosy Centre, today a multi-speciality general hospital, was opened in November 1916 by Fr Jean Michotte, a Belgian priest; it was granted charitable status the following year