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Fraternal ribbon, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1897
Ribbon, fraternal
Fraternal ribbon, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1897
Fraternal ribbon, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1897
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Ribbon, fraternal

Object number2017.112.0002
Date1897
Mediumtextile, metal, plastic
DimensionsOther: 3 × 9.5 in. (7.6 × 24.1 cm)
OriginCedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
DescriptionA cream, oblong pin with a gold border around its irregular sides and the letters Z.C.B.J. printed in blue. A double-sided ribbon with silver and gold fringe hangs down from its bottom. One side is blue with a shorter white ribbon hanging over its top two thirds. The white ribbon features the United States flag and the original Czech lands flag. There is a circular button that bears the Z.C.B.J. logo attached to its bottom. The words "Pravda Láska Věrnost" are printed around the logo. The remainder of the blue ribbon has gold lettering that reads "Řád Karel IV ČÍS. 13 Z.Č.B.J. Zal. 4 Července, 1897 Cedar Rapids, Iowa." The back of the ribbon is black with silver lettering. The words on its bottom half are the same as the front, but the top half reads "In Memoriam" and has a printed version of the Z.C.B.J. logo.
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