Rare 1880's UPEC, Portuguese Union of the State of California Member Lapel

Rare 1880's UPEC, Portuguese Union of the State of California, member lapel stud. The center shows a ship inside a blue enameled oval and above crossed Portugal and United States flags, surrounding reads: "U.CeP", "U.P.E.C." in blue enameled detail.

Circa 1880's

Approximately 5/8" in diameter

Gilt bronze, enamel

Single post with screwback and stabilizer pin

None.

This is from a fraternal society collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEZ16 LAAEX10/16

7+ (Very Fine+): The lapel shows minor to moderate surface wear, small spots of verdigris on reverse, some of the enameled and gilt plated details remain intact, overall very fine condition.

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