Award Pins

Name/Title

Award Pins

Entry/Object ID

1945.22.1b-i

Description

Collection of eight pins and one button. Six pins are plastic bars with yellow grounds and the inscriptions, "PISTOL EXPERT", "PISTOL SHARPSHOOTER", "PISTOL MARKSMAN", "RIFLE EXPERT", "RIFLER SHARPSHOOTER", and "RIFLE MARKSMAN". One pin is metal and formed into the shape of the letters "VT." One pin is a bar pin wrapped in green grosgrain ribbon with yellow stripes on either side and two metal 5-pointed stars. The Button is a gold-toned button with the insignia of the Vermont State Guard (a stag's head).

Context

The Vermont State Guard (VSG) is the all-volunteer state defense force of the state of Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1945.22

Source or Donor

Campbell, Murdock

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1935 - 1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Award

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Plastic, Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont State Guard

Related Places

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America