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Peace Dove pin, designer Cecile et Jeanne, France; photographer John Bigelow Taylor.
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Patriotic Pins

Pins Shown Left to Right, Top to Bottom

  • Title American Flag

    Date 1996

    Designer Ann Hand, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold and Rhodium-Plated Base Metal, Rhinestones

    Size 2.1" x 1.7"
    (5.3cm x 4.3cm)

  • Title Brave Heart

    Date 2001. Tribute to the victims of 9/11.

    Designer Swarovski, Austria

    Materials Rhodium-Plated Base Metal, Enamel, Swarovski Crystals

    Size 0.8" x 0.7"
    (2cm x 1.8cm)

  • Title AIDS Ribbon

    Date circa 2000

    Designer Unknown, USA

    Materials Yellow Base Metal, Ceramic

    Size 0.9" x 1.2"
    (2.3cm x 3cm)

  • Title Heart with Donkey

    Date 2004

    Designer Unknown, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Enamel

    Size 1.6" x 1.4"
    (4.1cm x 3.6cm)

  • Title Heart Stickpin

    Date circa 1995

    Designer Reproduction, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Enamel

    Size 2.6" x 0.7"
    (6.6cm x 1.8cm)

  • Title French Ribbon Bow

    Date 1940

    Designer Silson, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Enamel

    Size 2.8" x 1.6"
    (7.1cm x 4.1cm)

  • Title Patriotic Bow

    Date 1999

    Designer © Carolee, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Rhinestones, Enamel

    Size 1.9" x 0.8"
    (4.8cm x 2cm)

  • Title Statue of Liberty

    Date circa 1940

    Designer Unknown, USA

    Materials Bakelite, Simulated Mother-of-Pearl

    Size 2.5" x 1.5"
    (6.4cm x 3.8cm)

  • Title Safety Pin American Flag

    Date circa 1970

    Designer Unknown, USA

    Materials Brass, Glass Beads

    Size 1.4" x 1.1"
    (3.6cm x 2.8cm)

  • Title Small American Flag

    Date circa 1960

    Designer Unknown, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Rhinestones, Wire

    Size 1.7" x 1.1"
    (4.3cm x 2.8cm)

  • Title Large Fight for Freedom Torch

    Date circa 1940

    Designer DMW, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Enamel

    Size 1.7" x 3"
    (4.3cm x 7.6cm)

  • Title WWII Ribbon

    Date circa 1940

    Designer Silson, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Enamel

    Size 1.6" x 2.4"
    (4.1cm x 6.1cm)

  • Title Stars and Stripes

    Date circa 1960

    Designer Ciner, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Enamel

    Size 1.5" x 1.8"
    (3.8cm x 4.6cm)

  • Title Small Fight for Freedom Torch

    Date circa 1940

    Designer DMW, USA

    Materials Yellow Gold-Plated Base Metal, Enamel

    Size 0.7" x 1.1"
    (1.8cm x 2.8cm)

Secretary Madeleine Albright Jacques Chirac
French president Jacques Chirac kisses U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s hand as she leaves the Élysée Palace after a meeting October 2, 2000.  Secretary Albright’s pin includes the national motto of France: liberté, égalité, fraternité. Photo Credit: Phillippe Wojazer/Reuters.
Secretary Albright U.S. Air Force
Secretary Albright on a trip overseas accompanied by officers from the U.S. Air Force, including Major General Roger Radcliff (left) and General Robert H. “Doc” Foglesong (right). Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Defense.