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Marine Collar Insignia

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Title Marine Collar Insignia
Description This uniform collar ornament was fashioned from an emblem approved by the Secretary of the Navy in 1868. The ornament depicts the western hemisphere of the globe intersected by a fouled anchor. An eagle perches atop the globe with its wings spread. Though the uniform ornament omits it, the original emblem includes a ribbon with the Latin motto "Semper Fidelis." meaning "Always Faithful."
Contributing Institution Carondelet Historical Society
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