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Two-Piece Virginia Militia Officer's Belt Plate

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
Two-Piece Virginia Militia Officer's Belt Plate
<B>Two-Piece Virginia Militia Officer's Belt Plate.</B></I> 86mm x 50mm, heavily gilt brass, ca. 1850s. An exquisite interlocking tongue and wreath buckle similar to those illustrated as Plates 405 and 406 in <I>Confederate Belt Buckles and Plates</B></I> by Steve E. Mullinax. The cast wreath consists of laurel leaves bound top and bottom with crossed ribbons. The tongue portion is deeply struck with Virginia's State Seal, which shows the Roman personification of Virtue standing triumphant over Tyranny. The border around this central medallion has “Virginia” at the top and “Sic Semper Tyrannis” - Thus Always to Tyrants - below. John Wilkes Booth, incidentally, shouted this motto as he fled Ford's Theater after shooting Abraham Lincoln. In superb as-issued condition and thus very rare. This plate comes from a salesman's sample set that featured two-piece plates of the various states. <BR><BR><B>Provenance: </B></I><I>Ken Ferreo Collection; The Tharpe Collection of American Military History.</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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