Brown ribbon

Brown ribbon

A brown ribbon is a type of award given to winners of various contests. At county and state fairs in the United States, a brown ribbon is the award for placing eighth in a contest.fact|date=August 2007 In Nazi Germany, the "Brown Ribbon" was an annual July horse race run in Munich from 1934 to 1944. ["2003 Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue", vol. 3. Sidney: Scott Publishing, 2002, pp. 127-130.]

Usage as an awareness ribbon

Brown ribbons are worn on the lapel for anti-tobacco, colon cancer, and colorectal cancer awareness.

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