Identified Southern Cross of Honor

Description:

Identified Southern Cross of Honor, c. 1899, brass bar engraved "C. MASON PENDLETON/CO. E MOSBY'S MEN," with a brass Maltese cross marked "SOUTHERN/CROSS/OF/HONOR/DEO/VINDICE/1861/1865," marked on the back "UNITED/DAUGHTERS/CONFEDERACY/TO THE/U.C.V.," ht. 2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Nicholas A. Penachio.
Estimate $300-500

In very good condition with some light patination.


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