United States. Thirty-Nine Regimental Insignia Badges certificate_of_authenticity September 1

September 1

Military Merit Cross

with illegible French makers mark on ring

reverse engraved "A / JEAN RIGA / INCENDIE / A CLERMONT / LE 29 AOUT /1882" inside an open-ended wreath with "P" and "R" centre by a rose at its base

on original short neck ribbon with fasteners on the end (as originally worn by the recipient)

United States. Thirty-Nine Regimental Insignia Badges certificate_of_authenticity September 1Most are Anti Aircraft or Gun Battalions. All are fabricated from bronze, thirty four are gilt, five are silvered, in various colors of enamels, with various maker marks, in various sizes, twelve with a single screwback, seventeen with vertical pinbacks, nine with dual push pins, one with dual prongs, intact enamels, ranging from better than very fine to extremely fine. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent