United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive Leipzig - Silvered bronze with

Leipzig - Silvered bronze with red

1883 in Victoria

The Order was presented in a single class in recognition of acts of gallantry

His commander was Lieutenant Lynch Mayden

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

United States. A Sons Of Union Veterans Of The Civil War Membership Badge, C.1900 Archive Leipzig - Silvered bronze withA 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,