An American flag lapel pin owned by Pvt. John Roland Anderson. The metal and enamel pin is molded to resemble a waving American flag mounted on a hoist and is embellished with two hanging cords with tassels. The flag features thirteen red and white horizonal stripes divided by gold lines and a blue enameled field in the top left corner with 48 gold five-pointed stars. The fly end of the flag overlaps itself as if blowing in the wind. The back of the pin is a plain, coppery-gold tone metal with no markings. Across the top center is a silver tone pin with a matching locking safety catch.
| Date | 1912-1959 |
| Created by | Unidentified |
| Owned by | John Roland Anderson, American, 1880 - 1962 |
| Place used | United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | enamel on metal |
| Dimensions | H x W x D: 1 7/16 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.7 × 3.7 × 0.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and Gregory Gwaltney |
| Object number | 2023.17.1.4 |
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