Button made in the Netherlands, 1983. The text on the button reads:”No New Nuclear Weapons In Europe”, and on the bottom:”The Hague, 29 October”, announcing a demonstration on that date. The demonstration in October 29, 1983 was in The Hague against the station of Cruise missiles in the Netherlands. It was the largest demonstration ever in the Netherlands with 550,000 participants. The demonstration was organized by Komitee Kruisraketten Nee (Comitee Cruisemissiles No) and was a follow-up to the demonstration of 21 November 1981 in Amsterdam with 440,000 people participating. For the demonstration, 3000 buses were deployed in addition to extra trains in which demonstrators gathered both at the Malieveld.
This button was made by artist Robert Wout also known as Opland.