Jeweled badge lapel pin for Kappa Alpha Psi
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Issued by
content: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
notes: label: Description
content: A jeweled badge lapel pin for Kappa Alpha Psi. The diamond-shaped badge has a black enamel center with gold Greek lettering (Kappa, Alpha, Psi) surrounding a white scroll with Greek letters Phi, Nu, and Pi. Below the scroll is a single diamond. The enamel face is bordered on each side by four (4) white pearls with a ruby at each corner. The reverse has a brass backing with a pinback closure.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Men
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.171.5
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (jewelry)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pearl, diamond, and ruby on enamel and gold and gold alloy
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13/16 × 7/16 × 5/16 in. (2 × 1.1 × 0.8 cm)