United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive 1883 in Victoria

1883 in Victoria

1916 to March 27

mounted on a full length of sash ribbon

He returned to Canada in November with the A

United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive 1883 in VictoriaA 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,