United States. A Veteran Corps Of Artillery Of The State Of New York Membership Badge certificate_of_authenticity The Order was created to

The Order was created to reward civil merit as well as military merit in time of peace

circa 1941-43 period

There are several award loops present

A fine grouping of two Austrian medals

3470 "D") with Hercules XI engines

United States. A Veteran Corps Of Artillery Of The State Of New York Membership Badge certificate_of_authenticity The Order was created toUnited States. ln bronze gilt and enamels, obverse portraying a blue and white enamelled maltese cross with crossed cannons and a central medallion featuring a red enamelled surround inscribed VCA SNY 1790 with the American Eagle in the centre holding laurel branches and arrows in its talons, with a surmounting grenade, reverse inscribed PRO PATRIA ET JURE GENTIUM with a cannon and an American flag in the central medallion, measuring 33mm (w) x 43.