Crusaders Shield Pin Red and White Enamel Pin Jerusalem Cross Lapel Pin 3D Five-Fold Cross Pin Tie Tack Lanyard Pins
$16.88
Description
Approximately 1/2" wide by 3/4" Tall
Rhodium Plated Base Metal
White and Red Enamel
Hand Crafted by Artisan in the USA
Rhodium Plated Silver Butterfly Backing
A lapel pin, also known as an enamel pin, is a small pin worn on clothing, often on the lapel of a jacket, attached to a bag, or displayed on a piece of fabric. Lapel pins can be ornamental or can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause. Before the popularity of wearing lapel pins, boutonnières were worn.
The Crusaders used the Jerusalem Cross as an emblem; bearing the symbol on the papal banner given to them by Pope Urban II. It was adopted by Godfrey de Bouillon as his personal coat of arms. He was one of the leaders of the Crusades and became the first ruler of Jerusalem (he refused the title of “king”) after successfully driving out the Moslems during the First Crusade in 1099.
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