Society of the Cincinnati Membership Badge

Lot 10

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6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States

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American History, Featuring the Property of N. Flayderman & Co. by Cowan's Auctions

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Lot Description

18 karat gold and enamel badge, height approx. 1.5 in., width approx. 1 in. The badge is presented in the form of a drop-winged eagle with sharply pointed gold wings and white enamel tail. Hand-painted discs are positioned at the eagle's center, the obverse depicting Roman senators meeting with Cincinnatus. The white outer band is inscribed Omnia. Relinquit. Servat. Rempb. The reverse depicts Cincinnatus at the plow with peaked towers visible in the background, white outer band inscribed Inst. A.D. 1783. Virt. ___m. Soci. Cin. Rum. (with some loss to lettering). The eagle is suspended from a pale blue and white ribbon, 3.5 in. long overall.

The Society of the Cincinnati was created as a hereditary veterans' organization by General George Washington's senior officers soon after the Revolutionary War. In December 1783, Washington was elected the first President of the Society. He served until his death in 1799, when he was succeeded by Alexander Hamilton. The Society's earliest members included General Henry Knox, considered the originator; General Friedrich William von Steuben; General Nathanael Greene; Commodore John Barry; and Captain John Paul Jones. Foreign officers who fought in the American Revolution such as Generals Rochambeau and Lafayette also became members.

Condition

Some surface loss to lettering on side showing Cincinnatus at the plow. Previously mounted on felt, and when removed, some of the felt is still affixed to reverse side of ribbon.
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