I got this off of a BBC America discussion Board, here you go
The pin to which you refer, represent a poppy flower, which were abundant on the battlefields of the First World War. The pin now symbolizes those who have fought or fallen in the Service of their Country in the World Wars and subsequent conflicts and is produced by the one of the largest Charities in the UK
The Poppy pin is offered to the general public in return for a donation, each year, between October and Remembrance Day, on November 11 by the Royal British Legion, a Charity which was set up after the First World War to aid and assist veterans of the Military Forces.
If you Google Poppy Day, or Poppy Appeal.......all will be revealed.
A notched lapel.
On your lapel.
A peaked lapel.
left side lapel above notch
shawl collar
Yes
The Soviet Union was the first country to manufacture lapel pins. Lapel pins were made for baseball teams, fraternities, and sororities. They are worn on women's dresses, and men's suit jacket and ties.
left lapel of the rider's jacket
A lapel pin is a small pin usually worn on the lapel of a jacket. They can be just for decoration or can indicate an affiliation with an organization or cause. Some examples would be an American Flag or the pink or yellow ribbons for cancers.
its a leek in observance of St. David
He wears a US flag lapel pin. Please note that lapel pins do not make one more or less patriotic.
It is not a military ribbon. It is an American Flag lapel ribbon.