Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
India
Type
AWARDS-Insignia
Physical Description
Indian Navy dress Observer's wings; gold wire wings on black felt; silver wire anchor in center of badge surrounded by a silver wire "O"; the gold wire Emblem of India or Lion Capital of Ashoka (4 Asiatic Lions standing back to back on a circular abacus, the Wheel of the Law or Dharma Chakra depicted in center of abacus) with a red embroidered boarder surmounts the anchor.
Dimensions
3-D: 6 × 7.1 × 1cm (2 3/8 × 2 13/16 × 3/8 in.)
Materials
Gold Alloy
Synthetic Fabric
Silver Alloy
Cotton Embroidery Thread
Adhesive
Inventory Number
A19730557000
Credit Line
Donated by Col. John W. Rosanbalm
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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