Badge

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Badge

Entry/Object ID

1996.9.12

Description

Medal and ribbon. Medallion with portrait in relief. On reverse - wreath (crown) of olive branches. Red ribbon. Pin and plate, circle with G.A.R seal in front of rectangle with olive branch motif. On medallion: "COMMANDER C.H. WILLIAM RUHE" "REPRESENTATIVE" On REVERSE "55th/ ANNUAL/ ENCAMPMENT/ DEPT. OF PENNA/ G.A.R/ ALLENTOWN/ JUNE 1921."

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Bronze, corded silk ribbon

Provenance

Notes

Objects given by grandson of William T. Broadhead. (Philip Broadhead P.O. Box 569 Tunkhannock, PA 18657)