Ext. Rare 1915 American Red Cross in Serbia Bullion Shoulder Patch

This is an extremely rare circa 1915 bullion shoulder patch for the American Red Cross in Serbia. The American Red Cross joined the British to aid Serbia early on in the war. The country was devastated not only by the war, but also by large-scale extermination of civilians, an earthquake, and the worst recorded outbreak of typhus. The patch shows a double-headed eagle in golden bullion at its center.

Circa 1915.

Approximately 3-5/8" in height and 2-11/16" in width.

Cotton embroidered in bullion and silk threads, muslin backing.

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This is from an American Red Cross collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJJX11 LABJJX4/12 SGJJX2/15

6+ (Fine-Very Fine): The patch shows some areas of tarnishing and scattered small moth bites to the cotton.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.