Details
LOT 3463
USA. Ku Klux Klan Nickel Alloy Members Token. 1920s-1930s. ID or 'Challenge' coin.
SYMWAO - MIAFA with eagle standing left on hilly terrain with burning cross to left / NON SILBA * SED ANTHAR *, fasces above crossed-stick emblem with plain edge. About Extremely Fine.(10.82gr, 31mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Footnotes
Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organised hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, however we have listed this token to present and preserve its historical context and to provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate USA history and culture.
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