Lapel pin for Secretary of State General Colin L. Powell
date: label: Date
content: 2001-2005
name: label: Issued by
content: United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
label: Worn by
content: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021
notes: label: Caption
content: General Colin L. Powell was the first African American United States Secretary of State, the sixty-fifth in the nation’s history, and served under President George W. Bush between January 20, 2001 and January 26, 2005.
label: Description
content: One (1) Secretary of State lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. The square metal pin features a dark blue enamel face on which are four white enamel stars and gold lettering at the top and bottom that read “SECRETARY OF STATE / COLIN POWELL”. In the middle is a circle of white enamel and a colorful Great Seal of the United States. The reverse of the pin has an engraving of General Powell’s signature “C.L.Powell” and one brass color backing.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.101.1.94.3
objectType: label: Type
content: lapel pins
label: Type
content: insignias
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: enamel on metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13/16 × 7/8 × 7/16 in. (2.1 × 2.2 × 1.1 cm)