United States. A National Society Of The Colonial Dames Of America Membership Badge In Gold, By Bailey Banks & Biddle, C.1896 Auction Archive Medal of Merit for Philanthropy

Medal of Merit for Philanthropy and Generosity

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he had no previous military service

United States. A National Society Of The Colonial Dames Of America Membership Badge In Gold, By Bailey Banks & Biddle, C.1896 Auction Archive Medal of Merit for PhilanthropyA badge constructed of 14K Gold with, the centre obverse constructed of a blue enamelled medallion featuring a woman in gold, bordered by a ring of white enamel bearing the inscription NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA, with thirteen rays extending from the centre, with a blue enamelled star at the end of each ray, surmounted by an eagle clutching a laurel branch, the centre reverse presents the inscription ABBY L. R. FYFE NO. 22 1896,