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Officer insignia pin with silver eagle and shield over bronze crossed anchors
U.S. Navy Officer Insignia Pin
Officer insignia pin with silver eagle and shield over bronze crossed anchors
Officer insignia pin with silver eagle and shield over bronze crossed anchors

U.S. Navy Officer Insignia Pin

Object NamePin, Insignia
Historic Owner
Association
Date1940s
PeriodWorld War II
Mediummetal
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of Charles Paul Amerman. 2021.27.09
Object number2021.27.09
DescriptionPin, Insignia; U.S. Navy officer insignia pin that depicts a silver eagle with outstretched wings grasping a shield superimposed over two bronze fouled anchors. The shield has thirteen stars in two horizontal lines at the top with thirteen vertical stripes in an alternating relief pattern below. The pin has a brooch bar pin closure. On the back of the eagle, one wing has an engraved image of a star on one side and the word "sterling" engraved on the other. Similarly, one anchor has an engraved image of a star and the other has engraved text "1/20 10k // + ster" on the crown.
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