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Pin for the Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi

20th century

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

One (1) jacket pin for the Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi. The ten-karat gold pin is designed in the shape of a half wreath encircling the Kappa Alpha Psi Diamond. At the top are three (3) small diamonds. On the bottom half of the wreath circle is the engraving in black text that reads “GRAND POLEMARCH”. The inner Diamond has a black enamel center that features gold Greek lettering of the fraternity’s name (KAPPA, ALPHA, PSI), and the white scroll with the Greek letters Phi, Nu, and Pi. The enamel face is bordered on each side by four (4) white pearls with an additional pearl at each point, creating a total of six (6) pearls per side. The reverse has a brass pinback closure. On one side of the outer wreath circle is an engraving [10K].

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2014.171.4

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