U.S. - Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
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United Sates, Vietnam Era – Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge by N.S. Meyer of New York. Instituted February 1963, the military Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge was presented to the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff upon appointment, to the positions of: Service Head, Vice Chairman, or Chairman. It is a multi-piece construction with a gilded brass and a burnished sterling silver base that contains multi-colored enamel work. The round shaped obverse features a centrally placed shield of the United States, on top of four swords, surrounded by a flowing ribbon that reads: “Joint” (top) and “Chiefs of Staff” (bottom), which is all surrounded by an olive branch wreath that has crossed ribbons to the top, bottom and sides. The full-back reverse has four rivets, is maker marked to the center: “N.S. Meyer Inc. New York” (though is scratched out) above a shield and a 22M (all raised) and reads “Sterling” to the base. All three ballou clutches remain and are marked. It measures 2 1/8 inches in wide by 2 ¼ inches tall.
| Rating: | Exc++/NM |
| Item Number: | M-36197 |
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