United States. The Hereditary Order Of Descendants Of The Loyalists And Patriots Of The American Revolution Membership Miniature Medal

In 1/10 10K Gold with red, light blue and dark blue enamels, marked "1/10 10K" and maker marked on the reverse, measuring 15.5 mm (w) x 18 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, original ribbon with pinback, extremely fine.

Footnote: At the time of the centennial of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution was organized to commemorate the services of the Patriots of that Revolution and the Canadians began organizational efforts for the United Empires Loyalist’s Association, designed to commemorate the efforts of their forefathers to maintain the unity of the Empire and in recognition of the sacrifice made by them in founding Canada as a British Community. Not until almost a century later was there any organization in the United States commemorating Loyalists ancestors. On September 18, 1973, at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., a group of members of various hereditary societies, each requiring as an eligible propositus an ancestor who served on the Patriot side during the American Revolution, met and formally organized "The Hereditary Order of Descendants of the Loyalists and Patriots of the American Revolution". As stated in the bylaws, "We believe that without a knowledge of the lives and motivations and ideals of these two-thirds of the American Colonists who were not Patriots, a clear understanding of the American Revolution is impossible."