Museum object · Jewelry and Adornment
Jeweled badge lapel pin for Kappa Alpha Psi
20th century
United States, North and Central America
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.
A jeweled badge lapel pin for Kappa Alpha Psi. The diamond-shaped badge has a black enamel center with gold Greek lettering (Kappa, Alpha, Psi) surrounding a white scroll with Greek letters Phi, Nu, and Pi. Below the scroll is a single diamond. The enamel face is bordered on each side by four (4) white pearls with a ruby at each corner. The reverse has a brass backing with a pinback closure.
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Catalog reference: 2014.171.5
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