United States. A Naval Order Of The United States Membership Badge In Gold, C.1910 Newly Listed Designed in 1888 and begun

Designed in 1888 and begun in 1892

the 6 o’clock arm bears “1914” and the centre bears the cipher “W”

upon expiration of service

illustrating an image of the Taj Mahal (an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra

measuring 130 mm (w) x 115 mm (h))

United States. A Naval Order Of The United States Membership Badge In Gold, C.1910 Newly Listed Designed in 1888 and begunIn Gold with red, white and blue enamels, measuring 32. 5 mm (w) x 37. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, original ribbon with brooch pinback marked "LI GI", extremely fine. Footnote: The Naval Order of the United States was established in 1890 as a hereditary organization in the United States for members of the American sea services. Its primary mission is to encourage research and writing on naval and maritime subjects and