Copper Alloy Badge, Newark, NJ. 1967.226.970

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 29.5

Typological Description

• Object Type: Badge

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1909
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Copper Alloy
• Shape: Cross

• Authority

  • Issuer: Grand Army of the Republic-Woman's Relief Corps
  • Maker: Whitehead & Hoag Company

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Production: Newark (N.J.)

• Obverse

  • Legend: (Pinback) AUG. SALT LAKE CITY 1909/ 43rd NATIONAL ENCAMP. G.A.R. (Pendant) Pale blue with white flower. (Cross) Regular WRC insignia device.
  • Type: Lincoln head, flower pendant, GAR-WRC logo

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1967.226.970
• Lot: 1967.226
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Hills, J.C.

Description

Subjects

• Category: Civil War

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined