Germany, Ss. A Mint Ss Officer’s Sleeve Eagle Archive Footnote: The Navy Medal of

Footnote: The Navy Medal of Honor was established by President Abraham Lincoln on December 21

Sapper Mercer was subsequently posted to the Casualty Company at Exhibition Camp

Badge with a bronze gilt eagle

an unmarked example

both tabs displaying a shiny metallic death’s head constructed of fine quality hand-embroidered aluminum/silver bullion wire wound around a white core

Germany, Ss. A Mint Ss Officer’s Sleeve Eagle Archive Footnote: The Navy Medal ofA mint SS Officers sleeve eagle; hand embroidered in heavy silver bullion, superimposed on black wool; buckram backing (a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue) with intact black paper backing; measuring 93 mm x 42 mm; a textbook RZM type, in mint and un issued condition.