United States. Six New York State Artillery/Militia National Guard Uniform Buttons, c.1850 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Three Stars and Wreath Insignia

Three Stars and Wreath Insignia Shoulder Patch (light blue embroidered insignia

Footnote: Patriarch Benedict of Jerusalem

held in place via a large Army green pebbled aluminum button at the neck end

(Fürstlich Reußisches Ehrenkreuz III

maker marked and marked "925" (sterling silver) on the tip of the star point at 12 o'clock on the reverse

United States. Six New York State Artillery/Militia National Guard Uniform Buttons, c.1850 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Three Stars and Wreath InsigniaIn brass, each illustrating an eagle holding a shield in its beak, inscribed "NATIONAL GUARD" at the base, five bearing a ribbon banner inscribed "N. Y. S. A." (Artillery), the other button inscribed "N. Y. S. M. (Militia), with various maker marks on their reverses, measuring approximately 21 mm in diameter each, ranging from fine to better than very fine.