Faleristics
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Faleristics is the collecting of falerii. Falerii were awards given to Roman soldiers.
In modern usage, faleristics usually refers to the collecting of small pins or badges, and can be divided into two fields:
- Items worn by members of military or military-style organizations . Examples include service medals, and branch insignia.
- Badges, pins created for various civilian uses. Examples would include Hard Rock Cafe pins and Disney Pins
