United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive 27 mm x 16

27 mm x 16

mounted on a full length of sash ribbon

Robert Clarke signed his Attestation Paper as a Private (623181) with the 61st Infantry Battalion "Winnipeg Battalion" on September 8

There is evidence that insignia formerly pinned into the shoulder boards have been removed

extremely fine condition with light scuffing and scratching of the surface

United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive 27 mm x 16A badge constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse presents the intertwined initials SUV, surrounded by the official motto GRATIA DEI SERVATUS, with the year MDCCCLXXXI (1881), circumscribed by a laurel wreath, with cannons crossing behind, with an eagle perched atop, the reverse presents the Sons of Veterans Coat of Arms and the patent date Nov 20, 1888, measuring 30. 49 mm (w) x 36. 32 mm (h), on loop for suspension from period original ribbon,