United States. Fifteen Armored and Tank Battalion Badges

2nd Armored Division NCO Academy (silvered bronze with yellow and green enamels, maker marked "Sherman MFG. CO. PROVIDENCE, R.I." and marked "3S" within a rectangular box on the reverse, 32.2 mm (w) x 28.2 mm (h), dual push pins); 304th Armor Group (bronze gilt with red, white, yellow, blue and black enamels, unmarked, 33.8 mm (w) x 38.2 mm (h), dual push pins); Tank Destroyer Units (bronze gilt with yellow and black enamels, unmarked, 24 mm, vertical pinback); 35th Tank Battalion (silvered bronze with red and green enamels, maker marked "N.S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK" with the company's insignia and marked "9" over "M" in a shield on the reverse, 23.3 mm (w) x 28.5 mm (h), dual push pins); 63rd Tank Battalion (bronze gilt with green and white enamels, unmarked, 27 mm (w) x 34.8 mm (h), vertical pinback); 71st Tank Battalion (bronze gilt with black enamels, unmarked, 21 mm (w) x 29 mm (h), dual push pins); 80th Tank Battalion (silvered bronze with red, white, green and black enamels, unmarked, 24 mm (w) x 28.7 mm (h), vertical pinback); 80th Tank Battalion (silvered bronze with red, white, green and black enamels, maker marked "N.S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK" with the company's insignia on the reverse, 25.3 mm (w) x 29.3 mm (h), vertical pinback); 80th Tank Battalion (silvered bronze with red, white, green and black enamels, maker marked "N.S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK" with the company's insignia on the reverse, 25.5 mm (w) x 29.3 mm (h), screwback); 173rd Tank Battalion (bronze gilt with green and blue enamels, maker marked "A.H. DONDERO WASH. D.C." and marked "D2" on the reverse, 30.5 mm (w) x 29.7 mm (h), dual push pins); 249th Tank Battalion (bronze gilt with black and yellow enamels, maker marked "A.H. DONDERO, INC. WASH. D.C." and marked "D2" on the reverse, 29.5 mm (w) x 29.5 mm (h), dual push pins); 263rd Tank Battalion (three-piece construction, bronze gilt with red enamels, maker marked "N.S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK" with the company's insignia on the reverse, 22.8 mm x (w) x 26 mm (h), screwback); 389th Tank Battalion (bronze gilt with orange, blue, white, red and black enamels, maker marked "MONARCH" on the reverse, 27.2 mm (w) x 28.2 mm (h), vertical pinback); 713th Tank Battalion (bronze gilt with green and black enamels, 27 mm (w) x 28 mm (h), dual push pins); and 762nd Tank Battalion (silvered bronze with red, yellow and green enamels, maker marked "N.S. MEYER INC. NEW YORK" with the company's insignia and marked "9" over "M" in a shield on the reverse, 27.7 mm (w) x 29 mm (h), dual push pins). Intact enamels, ranging from better than very fine to extremely fine.

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