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Vintage lapel pin (tie tack style) issued by the Polish National Alliance (PNA / Związek Narodowy Polski), the Polish-American fraternal benefit society founded in Chicago in 1880. The pin displays the organization\'s tricolor shield emblem beneath a scalloped gold-tone banner reading \"1880\" over two clasped hands and the letters \"P N A.\"
The shield is divided into three enameled fields, each carrying symbolism drawn from the January 1863 Uprising against Russian rule: a gold eagle on red (representing Poland), a mounted knight (the Pogoń/Vytis) on blue (representing Lithuania), and a robed angel figure on white (representing the Archangel Michael, symbol of Ruthenia). Together the three crests commemorate the historic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as a union of nations, and the clasped hands replace the traditional royal crown to symbolize fraternal unity rather than monarchy.
The pin is a small oval/shield-shaped badge in gold-tone base metal with fired enamel coloring, secured with a screw-post back and decorative round nut, typical of early-to-mid 20th century fraternal, union, and heritage organization pins. A nice piece of Polish-American heritage for collectors of fraternal insignia, ethnic Americana, or Polish memorabilia.
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Specifics:
- Type: Lapel pin / tie tack
- Organization: Polish National Alliance (PNA / ZNP)
- Material: Gold-tone base metal with enamel (cloisonné-style)
- Closure: Screw post with decorative nut back
- Size: Small, approx. 5/8 in (1.5 cm) tall
- Country/Culture: Polish-American
- Era: Vintage (mid-20th century style)
- Theme: Fraternal organization, Polish heritage, coat of arms
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